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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Both of these have their own "electronic personality", says Prof Raz Jelinek, the co-developer of an e-nose called Sensifi, and a professor of chemistry at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, in Israel.

From BBC

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

The idea is that NTT's e-nose can be used not just to sniff out any contagions, but also how fresh - or not - a foodstuff is.

From BBC

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

The electronic nose, or e-nose, has been around for a while lending a super-sensory hand in some surprising places.

From Forbes

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