odorant
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- noun
- /ˈoʊdərənt/
- Specialized
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odorante
- The researchers added an odorant to the experiment to help identify the chemical reaction.
- odorant concentration
- pure odorants
- odorant administration
And so when you're adding deodorants, for example, you're trying to kill the microbes that are causing these odorants, same as bad breath halistosis.
- And so when you're adding deodorants, for example, you're trying to kill the microbes that are causing these odorants, same as bad breath halistosis.
Examples
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Recent advances in analytical equipment have made it possible to detect and identify odorants at levels near the human detection limit.
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Future research should also address the specificity of particular odorants to produce the same effects as those noted in the present study.
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Whenever possible, the recognition threshold of the odorants should be used.
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In both odorant conditions, physiological stress reactions were expected to be reduced relative to the non-odorant control condition.
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The human olfactory system is thought to have around 400 different receptor types for odorant molecules.
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The human olfactory system can detect many problem odorants at levels which, until recently, were well below analytical detection limits.
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However, major urinary proteins serve as carriers of small molecules, including odorants and pheromones.
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The unit is also exploring how sulfur-containing odorants may be altered to control smells from swine production facilities.
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Odors associated with biosolids are complex due to the variety of odorants emitted from the materials and the wide variety of stabilization processes.
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Individuals participated under one of three odorant conditions: no odor present, peppermint odor present, or jasmine odor present.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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A scented material burned to make a room smell nice
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A thing that makes a room or car smell fresher
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A plant or substance with a strong, pleasant smell used in cooking
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Etymology
Odorant comes from the simple word odor, which means 'smell', plus the ending -ant that makes it 'something that gives or has' a quality. So an odorant is literally a substance that gives off a smell, which explains why we use the word for things added to attract, warn, or make something easy to find by scent.