SCENTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scented mean? 

• SCENTED (adjective)
  The adjective SCENTED has 4 senses:

1. having the sense of smell

2. filled or impregnated with perfume

3. having a natural fragrance

4. (used in combination) having the odor of

  Familiarity information: SCENTED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCENTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the sense of smell

Context example:

keen-scented hounds

Antonym:

scentless (lacking the sense of smell)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Filled or impregnated with perfume

Synonyms:

perfumed; scented

Context example:

scented soap

Similar:

fragrant (pleasant-smelling)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Having a natural fragrance

Synonyms:

odoriferous; odorous; perfumed; scented; sweet; sweet-scented; sweet-smelling

Context example:

scented flowers

Similar:

fragrant (pleasant-smelling)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(used in combination) having the odor of

Context example:

a manure-scented barnyard

Similar:

odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)

Domain usage:

combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)

 Context examples 

Its essential oil (scented liquid taken from plants) is used in perfumes, shampoos, face creams, lotions, and aromatherapy.

(English chamomile, NCI Dictionary)

An oil with little or no scent that is used to dilute or “carry” essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).

(Carrier oil, NCI Dictionary)

A very poisonous chemical substance made from tar and also found in some plants and essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).

(Carbolic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Inhaled oxygen scented by aromatherapy infusion is being studied as a complementary therapy (used in addition to standard treatments) to relieve pain and shorten recovery time in patients undergoing colonoscopy.

(Aromatherapy infusion, NCI Dictionary)

The scented liquid taken from certain plants using steam or pressure.

(Essential oil, NCI Dictionary)

Esters are found in essential oils (scented oils that come from plants).

(Ester, NCI Dictionary)

There they found Sir Nigel Loring and Ford safely lodged at the sign of the “Baton Rouge,” where they supped on good fare and slept between lavender-scented sheets.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A heavy-scented broom and many flowering shrubs had almost taken the place of grass.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It can be caused by taking certain drugs, or rubbing certain essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants) or other topical agents into the skin.

(Phototoxicity, NCI Dictionary)

Aldehydes are found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).

(Aldehyde, NCI Dictionary)