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nounany property detected by the olfactory system
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nounthe sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
Definition that contains odor
- o a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
- water binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
- n a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
- smell the act of perceiving the odor of something
- smell emit an odor
- smell inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
- h a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
- breathe expel (gases or odors)
- bite a strong odor or taste property
- co an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon