odor
noun
2.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- “she loved the smell of roses”
Origin
From Middle English odour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor. Cognates * Swedish odör (“bad smell”)
Phrases
- body odor
- body odour
- fish odor syndrome
- in bad odor
- in bad odour
- in good odor
- in good odour
- odor of sanctity
Related words
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