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geosmin

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒiːˈɒz.mɪn/ (UK)
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/d͡ʒiːˈɒz.mɪn/ (UK) · /d͡ʒiˈɑz.mɪn/ (US)

Definition of geosmin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A bacterial derivative of decahydronaphthalene that has a strong earthy smell and is the material responsible for petrichor and for the earthy taste of beetroot.
    “A good example of this is geosmin, for which a typical sensitivity for the human nose is below 10 parts per trillion (10 parts in 10¹⁸ v/v) (ppt).”
    “A. versicolor may be one of the major producers of the moldy smelling component, geosmin, in buildings (Bjurman and Kristensson 1992).”
    “Beetroots: The flavor is decisively characterized by the earthy note of geosmin”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + -in. Coined by American biochemist Nancy N. Gerber and French-American biologist Hubert A. Lechevalier in 1965.

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