Definition of Odours. Meaning of Odours. Synonyms of Odours

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Definition of Odours

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Odor O"dor, n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. ?, Lith. ? Cf. Olfactory, Osmium, Ozone, Redolent.] [Written also odour.] Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers, That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser. To be in bad odor, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.

Meaning of Odours from wikipedia

- PMID 29578757. S2CID 4398891. Wedekind, C.; Penn, D. (2000). "MHC genes, body odours, and odour preferences". Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 15 (9): 1269–71...
- Odour is sensory stimulation of the olfactory membrane of the nose by a group of molecules. Certain body odours are connected to human ****ual attraction...
- "Odour of Chrysanthemums" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. It was written in the autumn of 1909 and after revision, was published in The English Review...
- The odour of sanctity (also spelled odor), according to the Catholic Church, is commonly understood to mean a specific scent (often compared to flowers)...
- by smell. Industries and human activities are responsible for most odours. Odours may come from: Agriculture and composting Animal farms, meat works and...
- File. pp. 363. ISBN 978-0-8160-6403-8. Wedekind C (2007). "Body Odours and Body Odour Preferences in Humans". Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology...
- Odour activity value (OAV) is a measure of importance of a specific compound to the odour of a sample (e.g. food). It is calculated as the ratio between...
- intimate distance. These findings suggested that those that produced an odour had a more severe form of FMO3 impairment. Smell events are often sporadic...
- Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a chronic degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects both the motor system and...
- the auto. The term "Dirty Sock Syndrome" is used to describe unpleasant odours that arise in building heating and cooling systems. High-efficiency heat...