As nouns the difference between perfume and diphenylmethanol
is that
perfume is a pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma while
diphenylmethanol is a secondary alcohol used in perfume and pharmaceutical manufacture, an irritant to the eyes, skin and respiratory system.
As a verb perfume
is to apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.