odor has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] any property detected by the olfactory system

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

In the summer of 1960 the oxidation pond became completely septic and emitted obnoxious odors .

The location of the oxidation pond in a high value residential area makes odor nuisances a sensitive problem for the developer .

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[ noun ] (psychology) the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Examples

"she loved the smell of roses"

Used in print

(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)

Young_Mrs._Arthur had opened the oven and there was a drifting odor of hot biscuits .

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