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e-nose

British  
/ ˈiːnəʊz /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of e-nose

C20: e ( lectronic ) + nose (sense 1)

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, meanwhile, has developed e-nose technology to track astronaut health on long-distance or long-duration missions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Here are some of the most intriguing e-nose applications in the works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

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 ● 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 e-nose has proven itself time and again in the world of agriculture.

From Forbes ● Jun. 22, 2015

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