foul odour
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odour — n. smell 1) to emit, exude, give off, produce an odour 2) to perceive; recognize an odour 3) a faint, slight; fetid, foul, rank, unpleasant; heavy; musty; pleasant; pungent, strong odour 4) an odour emanates from repute (BE) 5) in bad; good odour … Combinatory dictionary
foul — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blatant (esp. BrE), clear (BrE), deliberate, flagrant (AmE), nasty (esp. BrE) ▪ hard, offensive, personal … Collocations dictionary
odour — (BrE) (AmE odor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ foul, offensive, unpleasant ▪ musty, stale ▪ pungent, strong … Collocations dictionary
parosmia — Also known as paraosmia and dysosmia. The term parosmia comes from the Greek words para (beside, near, resembling, accessory to, beyond, apart from, abnormal) and osmè (smell, stink, fragrant, odour, scent, perfume). It translates loosely as a … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hallucinatory halitosis — Also designated as delusional halitosis and imaginary halitosis. All three terms are indebted to the Latin noun halitus (breath), and the word ending osis (disease, condition). The term hallucinatory halitosis is used to denote a perceived… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
olfactory reference syndrome — The term olfactory reference syndrome is indebted to the Latin verbs ol(e)facere (to smell) and referre (to report, to convey, to refer). It was introduced in or shortly before 1971 by the Canadian neurologist William E.M. Pryse Phillips to… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… … Wikipedia
Liquid fuels — are those combustible or energy generating molecules that can be harnessed to create mechanical energy, usually producing kinetic energy; they also must take the shape of their container. Most liquid fuels, in widespread use, are or derived from… … Wikipedia
durian — /door ee euhn, ahn /, n. 1. the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor. 2. the tree itself. Also, durion. [1580 90; … Universalium
