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Petrichor

Petrichor (/ˈpɛtʃrɪkɔːr/) is the earthy scent often associated with rain falling on dry soil or rock. The term was introduced by Australian researchers Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Grenfell Thomas in a 1964 paper in Nature.

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Petrichor

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Edges30
Triples66
Avg. degree1.94
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related to history · 28
Petrichor → American, An, Andre, April, Australian, Based, Bear, Chemical News, Dick Thomas, Earth's Own Smell, French, French Académie, In, Isabel Bear, March, Monsieur, Nature, On, Phipson, Professor Berthelot
related to External links · 22
Petrichor → Cecil, DayFrom, It's Okay To Be, Joe, Love, Met, Oxford English DictionaryHansen, PBS Digital Studios, RainPetrichor, Smart, Smell, Smell After It Rains, So Appealing, Sun-Times Media Group, The Petrichor, The Straight Dope, What's, Where, Why, Why Is
related to Mechanism · 8
Petrichor → Alongside, In, Popular, Preliminary, Streptomyces, Such, This, With
related to Further reading · 6
Petrichor → Bear, Cosmochimica Acta, Genesis, Geochimica, September, Thomas
see also · 1
Petrichor → Geosmin

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soil rain smell thomas aerosols source needed bear dry scent non-primary odour term released mechanism phenomenon research paper later porous

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in oasesinstance ofspeculation has been offered that camels in the desert may rely on the petrichor scent to locate sources of water0.80text
Petrichorrelated to External linksWord0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksDayFrom0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksOxford English DictionaryHansen0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksJoe0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksWhere0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksYouTube0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksIt's Okay To Be0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksSmart0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksPBS Digital Studios0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksCecil0.60section
Petrichorrelated to External linksWhat's0.60section

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