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odor

Thing sensed by smell

EntityQ485537

Also known as scent · smell · odour · aroma · malodor · stench

Subclass of: physical phenomenon
Part of: sense of smell

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An odor or odour is a smell or a scent caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their olfactory system. While smell can refer to pleasant and unpleasant odors, the terms scent, aroma, and fragrance are usually reserved for pleasant-smelling odors and are frequently used in the food and cosmetic industry to describe floral scents or to refer to perfumes.

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Cause: aroma compound
Different from: flavour
flavoring
Said to be the same as: gandha
Main Wikidata property: smells of

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36 identifiers linking odor across the web's reference databases

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