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odorant [′ō·də·rənt] (materials) Material added to odorless fuel gases to give them a distinctive odor for safety purposes; usually a sulfur- or mercaptan-containing compound. Also known as malodorant; stench; warning agent. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Without information about the extent to which odorous plumes from CAFOs contain respiratory irritants or odorants capable of inducing health effects (Shusterman 1992), we cannot draw conclusions about exposures relevant for respiratory health of the enrolled students, school employees, or neighbors. We know quite a bit about the mechanisms used to encode touch and sight, but we knew nothing about how different odorants are encoded in the olfactory cortex," says Zhihua Zou of the Fred Hutchinson center. 12 Odorants and Antistaining Agents Aldor; Odorants; Masks; Perfumes lb. |
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