rotten egg

1. see under bad egg.

Example Sentences

As the perfumer Laudamiel told Salon, DMS is “often used in perfumery, but not for its low-tide, rotten egg facet.”

From Salon

When it’s not saving us from asphyxiation or carrying out useful industrial processes, dimethyl sulfide also lends its “low-tide, rotten egg facet” as a nearly subconscious flavor in food and drinks, measured in a few parts per million.

From Salon

When it’s not saving us from asphyxiation or carrying out useful industrial processes, dimethyl sulfide also lends its "low-tide, rotten egg facet" as a nearly subconscious flavor in food and drinks, measured in a few parts per million.

From Salon

But now this bioluminescent algae is dying and releasing hydrogen sulfide gas, which causes a rotten egg smell, explained Laura Rink, associate director at Heal the Bay Aquarium in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times

A "rotten egg" smell has persisted for more than a year - to the detriment of nearby householders - despite assurances the emissions believed to be responsible had been reduced.

From BBC