odorant
noun
odor·ant
ˈō-də-rənt 
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Remarkably, similar-smelling odorants appeared in clusters on the map—a feature prior odor maps couldn't achieve.
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
The team then compared the model's scent predictions with the judgments of 15 humans trained to describe new odorants.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
If the odor plume is turbulent (middle), the concentration strategy can still work if the animal is close enough to the source, despite the odorant’s uneven concentration.
—Dana MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
Natural gas is odorless, but a foul-smelling odorant called mercaptan is added to alert people to leaks.
—CBS News, 2 May 2023
Ants have more than 400 odorant receptors, and Zwiebel says a next step is to determine which of them must function correctly to decode an enemy's smell.
—Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
The theory: Since our olfactory system has a straight line of connection to our brain, these imperceptible odorants can inspire the sense of calm many associate with being near water.
—Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
Human body odor may result from the breakdown of precursors into a pungent odorant by skin bacteria….
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2010
This is probably because our odorant receptor variants are quite ancient, with the mutations predating the relatively recent divisions between Asian and European and African populations.
—Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
Simon Makin, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
The team then compared the model's scent predictions with the judgments of 15 humans trained to describe new odorants.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
If the odor plume is turbulent (middle), the concentration strategy can still work if the animal is close enough to the source, despite the odorant’s uneven concentration.
—Dana MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
Natural gas is odorless, but a foul-smelling odorant called mercaptan is added to alert people to leaks.
—CBS News, 2 May 2023
Ants have more than 400 odorant receptors, and Zwiebel says a next step is to determine which of them must function correctly to decode an enemy's smell.
—Jillian Kramer, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
The theory: Since our olfactory system has a straight line of connection to our brain, these imperceptible odorants can inspire the sense of calm many associate with being near water.
—Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
Human body odor may result from the breakdown of precursors into a pungent odorant by skin bacteria….
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2010
This is probably because our odorant receptor variants are quite ancient, with the mutations predating the relatively recent divisions between Asian and European and African populations.
—Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
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odorant
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odor·ant
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