英语词汇“odorant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

odorant

/ˈəʊd(ə)r(ə)nt

noun

A substance used to give a particular odour to a product.She said it was particularly intriguing that odorants with related chemical structures showed highly similar patterns of activation in the cortex....

For virtually all animals, behavioral responses to odorants are essential for food localization, avoidance of noxious agents, and selection of reproductive partners.
They used four odorants: chocolate odor represented a food odor, and lavender represented a non-food odor that was similarly pleasant as chocolate.

Origin

Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'odorous'): from Old French, present participle of odorer, from Latin odorare 'give an odour to'. The current sense dates from the 1940s.

单词	odorant
释义	odorant /ˈəʊd(ə)r(ə)nt / noun A substance used to give a particular odour to a product.She said it was particularly intriguing that odorants with related chemical structures showed highly similar patterns of activation in the cortex.... For virtually all animals, behavioral responses to odorants are essential for food localization, avoidance of noxious agents, and selection of reproductive partners. They used four odorants: chocolate odor represented a food odor, and lavender represented a non-food odor that was similarly pleasant as chocolate. Origin Late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'odorous'): from Old French, present participle of odorer, from Latin odorare 'give an odour to'. The current sense dates from the 1940s.
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