odorant
noun
odor·ant ˈō-də-rənt 
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Mercaptan, a colorless odorant, was released during routine maintenance at Energy Transfer’s Arlington odorization station, according to a company statement. —
Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 The hook is also shaped to minimize damage to the fish during removal. To draw sharks to the drum line, each of the floats had a small metal cage to hold chunks of fish that would release odorants. —ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025 On its own, natural gas is odorless, but a strong odorant is added to the gas to alert people in case of a leak. —Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025 The amount and dynamics of this change are different for different combinations of odorants and sensor materials. —IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for odorant
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 The hook is also shaped to minimize damage to the fish during removal. To draw sharks to the drum line, each of the floats had a small metal cage to hold chunks of fish that would release odorants. —ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025 On its own, natural gas is odorless, but a strong odorant is added to the gas to alert people in case of a leak. —Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025 The amount and dynamics of this change are different for different combinations of odorants and sensor materials. —IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for odorant
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odorant
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