e-nose

British

/ ˈiːnəʊz /

noun

an electronic device which can detect bacteria, disease, etc by means of a computerized chemical sensing system

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Etymology

Origin of e-nose

C20: _e ( _lectronic ) + _nose (sense 1)

Example Sentences

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Aizenberg’s lab is developing an e-nose device that livestock would wear as an earring, allowing unconstrained real-time data collection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The path to the perfect e-nose, however, isn’t a smooth one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

At German firm NTT Data Business Solutions it had a novel way to help train the AI that powers the e-nose it is developing - coffee.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Taking e-nose technology one step further is a National Science Foundation–funded, six-university project led by John Crimaldi at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2017

The journey of the e-nose has also started making its way into the healthcare domain.

From Forbes • Jun. 22, 2015

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