odorant
noun
odor·ant
ˈō-də-rənt 
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The researchers engineered some flies so that two types of light-sensitive ion channels were made in the antenna, allowing red and blue light to trigger the same nerve signals as an odorant would.
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
By building up a picture of how the odorant reacts at these different temperatures, the response curves can be plugged into a machine learning algorithm to spot the patterns that relate to a specific odor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
The amount and dynamics of this change are different for different combinations of odorants and sensor materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Remarkably, similar-smelling odorants appeared in clusters on the map—a feature prior odor maps couldn't achieve.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
By building up a picture of how the odorant reacts at these different temperatures, the response curves can be plugged into a machine learning algorithm to spot the patterns that relate to a specific odor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
The amount and dynamics of this change are different for different combinations of odorants and sensor materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
Remarkably, similar-smelling odorants appeared in clusters on the map—a feature prior odor maps couldn't achieve.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for odorant
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“Odorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odorant. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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odorant
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odor·ant
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