Advertisement
Advertisement
odorant
[ oh-der-uhnt ]
noun
- an odorous substance or product.
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Example Sentences
An American biologist whose landmark paper published in 1991 described how hundreds of genes code for the odorant sensors located in the olfactory neurons of our noses.
From Nautilus
This tissue becomes inflamed, temporarily disrupting the ability of the olfactory neurons to signal the presence of an odorant.
From No Straight News
Richard Axel and Linda Buck had just made their fabulous discovery of the olfactory receptors in the rodent nose, which was the key to understanding how odorants give rise to the sense of smell.
From Quanta Magazine
Further, Lamarck has short notices of it under "Canang odorant, Uvaria odorata."
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse