ODOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does odor mean? 

• ODOR (noun)
  The noun ODOR has 2 senses:

1. any property detected by the olfactory system

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

  Familiarity information: ODOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ODOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any property detected by the olfactory system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

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

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell

Context example:

she loved the smell of roses

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)

 Context examples 

A colorless, volatile liquid with a pungent, onion-like odor.

(Acrylonitrile, NCI Thesaurus)

No worries, though, that the odor of hydrogen sulfide would overtake human senses.

(What Uranus Cloud Tops Have in Common With Rotten Eggs, NASA)

A poisonous gas that has no color or odor.

(Carbon monoxide, NCI Dictionary)

For example, they’re essential for odor detection in the nose and light reception in the eye.

(Protein critical to cilia development, NIH)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient report smelling odors not smelled by others?

(NPI - Report Smelling Odors Not Smelled by Others, NCI Thesaurus)

An oily, unstable, colorless, chlorinated hydrocarbon with a penetrating odor.

(Benzotrichloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Bacteria that build up in your mouth and between your teeth produce the bad odor.

(Bad Breath, NIH)

Having an odor, which often is pleasant or spicy.

(Aromatic, NCI Dictionary)

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas that has no odor or color.

(Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A white, waxy solid mixture of 2- and 3-Tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole with a faint aromatic odor.

(Butylated Hydroxyanisole, NCI Thesaurus)