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Types of Smells

Chemical
Chemical

Keep a Building Chemical Odor or Chemical Smell Diagnostic Log: Use any of the files listed below to record various data that can help figure out the source of a mystery odor or smell - we recommend the first Odor Checklist Form listed below as it is the most detailed version.

Fragrant
Fragrant

Fragrant things emit good smells, like flowers, trees, or cooking. Maybe you find fresh cut grass fragrant, or the smell of summer rain on asphalt. When a smell gets too intense, however, it loses its fragrancy. Someone doused in cologne has bypassed fragrancy for noxiousness.

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Minty/Peppermint
Minty/Peppermint

Principal constituents of peppermint: Menthol (up to 70 percent), menthone, menthyl acetate, limonene, pulegone, cineol, azulene, and others Scent of peppermint: Peppermint has a powerful, minty-fresh, camphoraceous, cool, and distinctive fragrance.

Non-Citrus Fruity
Non-Citrus Fruity

Non-Citrus Fruity Opposite the hearty musk of the outdoors are the light, fresh scents associated with strawberries, banana, and certain perfumes that draw upon these natural aromas. Unlike the sharp, bitter freshness of lemon, non-citrus fruit smells may feel more “smooth” or “silky” to the nose.

Popcorn
Popcorn

here are some things you can say: popcorn can smell salty, buttery, oily, sugary, sweet, light, or pleasant, depending on how you cook it and what you put on it, and if you burn it, it can smell strong.

Sharp/Pungent
Sharp/Pungent

Use pungent to describe a taste or smell that gives a sharp sensation. "What is that pungent odor?" is a polite way of suggesting that someone in the room has BO. "What is that pungent odor?" is a polite way of suggesting that someone in the room has BO.

Sweet
Sweet

Sweet smell in nose constant? Dr. Jon Aoki Dr. Aoki Need more info: False odors can be due to injury of the olefactory (smell) nerves in the nose that can follow a severe viral nasal infection, injury to the nerve such as following a head injury, sinus infection, or rarely a frontal brain tumor.

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Woody/Resinous
Woody/Resinous

Odor Descriptors for resinous: This information is provided to the Internet Community. Primary (First) - resinous: FR : amber oil CO2 extract : odor: resinous woody leathery

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