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  2. Note (perfumery) - Wikipedia

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    The scents of this note class are usually described as "fresh", "assertive" or "sharp". The compounds that contribute to top notes are strong in scent, very volatile, and evaporate quickly. Although not as saliently perceived, the heart and base-notes contribute much to the scent in the top notes. Citrus and ginger scents are common top notes.

  3. Sense of smell - Wikipedia

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    The Lady and the Unicorn, a Flemish tapestry depicting the sense of smell, 1484–1500. Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris.. Early scientific study of the sense of smell includes the extensive doctoral dissertation of Eleanor Gamble, published in 1898, which compared olfactory to other stimulus modalities, and implied that smell had a lower intensity discrimination.

  4. Perfume - Wikipedia

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    Perfume (UK: / ˈ p ɜː f j uː m /, US: / p ər ˈ f j uː m / ⓘ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. [1]

  5. Odor - Wikipedia

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    "Smell", from Allegory of the Senses by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Museo del Prado. An odor (American English) or odour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is a smell or a scent caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their olfactory system.

  6. Olfactory language - Wikipedia

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    English wine aroma terms grouped into categories and subcategories. Olfactory language refers to language associated with the sense of smell.It involves the naming and categorisation of odours by humans according to each odour's perceived source or attributes.

  7. 40+ Phrases You Can Use to Amp up Your Dirty Talk - AOL

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    😈Describe what you’re “doing” right now. “I’m lying in bed naked.” “I’m touching myself.” “I’m so hard right now, thinking about you.” 😛Describe what you want to do ...

  8. Floral scent - Wikipedia

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    Floral scent, or flower scent, is composed of all the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), or aroma compounds, emitted by floral tissue (e.g. flower petals). Other names for floral scent include, aroma , fragrance , floral odour or perfume .

  9. What does space smell like? Astronauts describe the ... - AOL

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    After coming back from a spacewalk and pulling off their helmets, astronauts are hit with the scent of cosmic molecules that hitch a ride on their suits. According to their descriptions, the smell ...