ODOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any property detected by the olfactory system

Synonyms:

aroma; odor; odour; olfactory property; scent; smell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("odor" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Attribute:

odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)

inodorous; odorless; odourless (having no odor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "odor"):

bouquet; fragrance; fragrancy; redolence; sweetness (a pleasingly sweet olfactory property)

fetidness; foulness; malodorousness; rankness; stinkiness (the attribute of having a strong offensive smell)

muskiness (having the olfactory properties of musk)

rancidness (the property of being rancid)

Derivation:

odorize (cause to smell or be smelly)

odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Example:

she loved the smell of roses

Synonyms:

odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("odor" is a kind of...):

aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "odor"):

scent (an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced)

aroma; fragrance; perfume; scent (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)

acridity (having an acrid smell)

Derivation:

odorize (cause to smell or be smelly)

Credits

Context examples:

A yellowish, crystalline, inorganic compound with a sharp odor that emits toxic fumes of beryllium oxides, hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds upon heating.

(Beryllium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A clear, colorless, highly flammable and volatile, liquid aromatic hydrocarbon with a gasoline-like odor.

(Benzene, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless, volatile, liquid derivative of trichloromethane with an ether-like odor.

(Chloroform, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless, flammable, carcinogenic liquid with an extremely suffocating odor.

(Bis(chloromethyl) Ether, NCI Thesaurus)

A colorless, highly flammable gas of brominated hydrocarbon, with a characteristic pungent odor.

(Bromoethene, NCI Thesaurus)

A dark amber to dark brown colored, halogenated liquid with a pungent odor.

(Dibromochloropropane, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you worry about odor or hygiene?

(OAB-q - Made You Worry About Odor or Hygiene, NCI Thesaurus)

A distinct characteristic of the Norwegian Elkhound is the absence of "dog odor".

(Norwegian Elkhound, NCI Thesaurus)

Anatomical structure located in the vertebral forebrain that receives neural input regarding odors that have been detected by cells within the nasal cavity.

(Olfactory bulb, NCI Thesaurus)

The cilia of the receptor cells protrude into the mucous layer where molecular reception with odors occurs and sensory transduction begins.