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Odor

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. While smell can refer to pleasant and unpleasant odors, the terms scent, aroma, and…

Odor physiology, Types & Scent preferences

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Odor physiology

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Health risks

Types

Behavioral cues

Scent preferences

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Odor

Nodes128
Edges127
Triples209
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015625
Components1

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Odor

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related to Genetic component · 21
Odor → Block, But, Crabtree, Crabtree/Suslick, Cu, EC2, However, In, Lewis Acid, Matsunami, MOR244-3, OR, ORs, Suslick, The, There, These, They, This, Thus
related to Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and body odor preferences · 19
Odor → According, Although, Another, Body, Due, Experimental, Female, In, It, Major, MHC, MHC-dissimilar, MHC-dissimilarity, Red Queen, Research, T-shirts, Taking, The, Therefore
related to Effect of perfume on sexual attractiveness · 14
Odor → Both, Considerably, For, In, Many, MHC, Olfactory, Pheromones, Research, There, This, When, While, Without
related to Behavioral cues · 13
Odor → Because, Body, Doing, Fragrances, Human, Memories, Mothers, Nonhuman, Odors, Reassurance, Researchers, The, This
see also · 11
Odor → Chemical, Earthy, Fragrance, Inability, Instrument, Lightly, Mixture, Sense, Sensory, Simulation, Smelling
related to FIDOL factors · 9
Odor → Duration, FIDOL, First, Frequency, Intensity, Location, Offensiveness, The, This
related to Olfactometer · 9
Odor → Critically, European, In, OUE/m3, Teflon, The, These, This, To
related to Sense of smell · 9
Odor → CNS, Each, Interpretation, Odorous, Olfactory, OR, The, There, When
related to Concentration · 8
Odor → CEN EN, European Odour Unit, It, Its, OUE, The, Therefore, To
related to Health risks · 8
Odor → Health, Odors, Olfaction, Perception, Some, The, VOCs, Volatile

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odors smell olfactory used humans concentration sense body scent women mhc also may found many perfume chemical system different human

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Odoris acritical element in assessing an odor0.90text
Odoris asensory cue critical for mate selection in humans because it is a signal of immunological health0.90text
genderinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
ageinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
state of healthinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
and personal history.Smell acuity by ageinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
genderThe ability to identify odor varies among peopleinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
decreases with ageinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
dogs show a greater sensitivity to odors than humansinstance ofAnimals0.80text
especially in studies using short-chain compoundsinstance ofAnimals0.80text
and personal historyinstance ofThey relate to things0.80text
temperatureinstance ofIf the source is under vacuumif the source is at a high temperatureIf the source has high humidityIssues0.80text

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