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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

This technology could potentially be applied to authenticating wine, perfumes or other luxury goods, says Liu of Ainos, which trained its e-nose to differentiate varieties of coffee beans.

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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