Used in a Sentence

odorant

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for odorant.

Editorial note

However, it is unlikely that the mechanisms in insects odorant receptors will directly apply to those of mammalian odorant receptors.

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Quick take

Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of odorant gathered in one view.

noun

Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

adjective

Having an odour/odor.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for odorant.

noun

Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

adjective

Having an odour/odor.

Example sentences

1

However, it is unlikely that the mechanisms in insects odorant receptors will directly apply to those of mammalian odorant receptors.

2

An odorant is added to the stuff that's put in gas pipelines.

3

There's currently no equivalent structure for mammalian odorant receptors to validate the docking theory, but it's likely correct.

4

So this study is important since there were no studies indicating how odorants bind and activate odorant receptors.

5

This was evidenced by the sale of the pesticide without the standard warning odorant, and witness testimony.

6

The original form contained a powerful warning odorant to alert users of its presence in sub-lethal concentrations.

7

There's no standard recipe for natural gas odorant, but it's typically a mixture of various organosulfur compounds, not hydrogen sulfide.

8

Something that has fragrance this long-lasting is not a sanitizer, it's an odorant or perfuming agent.

9

More likely to be methyl mercaptan as that is frequently used as an odorant and is available from chemical suppliers.

10

Hayashi, Odorant molecular feature mining by diverse deep neural networks for prediction of odor perception categories.

11

You need special sensors to detect hydrogen leaks, as any odorant will damage fuel cells.

12

It's harder than is obvious, the odorant must spread in the same way that the hydrogen does under wind and buoyancy.

Quote examples

1

You can purchase a mineral salt-rock crystal (it's a smooth solid peace of salt, about as cheap as it gets) "de-odorant" that you wet and apply, it leaves nothing behind except an undetectable amount of salt on the skin.

2

I have a coworker who plays Scrabble at a competitive level and has memorized every 2, 3, 4 and 5 letter word in The Word List, and will randomly shout out, on hearing words like "tandoor", that there are 3 anagrams of it - tornado, odorant, and something else I can't even remember.

Proper noun examples

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Odorant molecules are much larger and less likely to escape.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use odorant in a sentence?

However, it is unlikely that the mechanisms in insects odorant receptors will directly apply to those of mammalian odorant receptors.

What does odorant mean?

Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

What part of speech is odorant?

odorant is commonly used as noun, adjective.