[
US
/ˈoʊdɝ/
]
[ UK /ˈəʊdɐ/ ]
[ UK /ˈəʊdɐ/ ]
NOUN
-
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
she loved the smell of roses - any property detected by the olfactory system
How To Use odour In A Sentence
- For further purification one may install either chemical or thermal equipment for destruction of remaining odour components.
- Step6: With tray Cheng Fangling's random bottle container canister, get ready for the guest brush towel, the odour of more ameliorable toilet after beautiful sweet candle is ignited.
- A beggar woman and her child took shelter on the verandah at night and left behind disquieting odours.
- Are there effluvia analogous to what we call odour: effluvia of extreme subtlety, absolutely imperceptible to us, yet capable of stimulating a sense-organ far more sensitive than our own? Social Life in the Insect World
- A strong odour of hemp and resin stung his nostrils. Spice and the Devil's Cave
- The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.
- One hundred women were asked to indicate their preferences on six male body odour samples, drawn from 97 volunteer samples, before and after initiating contraceptive pill use.
- Fertile soils and spontaneous vegetation, reeking with miasma and overpowering from their odour, we had exchanged for a drouthy wilderness of aloetic and cactaceous plants, where the kolquall and several thorn bushes grew paramount. How I Found Livingstone
- Finally, bad odours can also often be traced back to bacteria forming in the air-conditioning ducts. Times, Sunday Times
- This impression was often based on an aversion to the strong odour of the camels rather than the cameleers themselves.