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
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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
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odorant
noun
odor·ant
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