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Recent Examples of malodor
The panel was assembled to determine changes in oral malodor resulting from dietary manipulation.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2014
The malodor of halitosis usually results from the bacterial breakdown of amino acids in food debris, saliva, blood, and postnasal drip in the oral cavity.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
Oral malodor and related factors in Japanese senior high school students.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
Some people who rapidly transitioned from aluminum-containing antiperspirant to natural deodorant have noted unpleasant results on social media, including malodor, significant sweating and irritation of the underarm area.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
Aversive smells, too, can be linked to particular receptors, and malodor has lately been a major subject of inquiry for Firmenich.
—Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Next time malodor strikes, thank your nose and brain for working together to gross you out.
—Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2020
Most odors are actually combinations of odors, and elements that smell good in one scent can be perceived as a revolting malodor in the right context.
—Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2020
There are also several tricks for mitigating the malodor from the beginning of the cooking.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 7 Mar. 2020
Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2014
The malodor of halitosis usually results from the bacterial breakdown of amino acids in food debris, saliva, blood, and postnasal drip in the oral cavity.
—H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
Oral malodor and related factors in Japanese senior high school students.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
Some people who rapidly transitioned from aluminum-containing antiperspirant to natural deodorant have noted unpleasant results on social media, including malodor, significant sweating and irritation of the underarm area.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
Aversive smells, too, can be linked to particular receptors, and malodor has lately been a major subject of inquiry for Firmenich.
—Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Next time malodor strikes, thank your nose and brain for working together to gross you out.
—Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2020
Most odors are actually combinations of odors, and elements that smell good in one scent can be perceived as a revolting malodor in the right context.
—Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2020
There are also several tricks for mitigating the malodor from the beginning of the cooking.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 7 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malodor
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The brutally humid, sauna-like subway station platforms, the foul rotting sidewalk garbage stench that fills the air once temps hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and… sun damage in the form of hyperpigmentation.Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Tide finally had cleansed the stench of October losses at Vanderbilt and Tennessee and could write their ticket to Atlanta.Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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The musty aroma didn’t supplant the fetor of failure and futility that hung in the air and along the corridors, like inert gases or the ghosts of the League of Nations.Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
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The fetor was historic, and writers pulled out the literary stops.Alexandra Mullen, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
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James Brown was the inventor of funk, and the form’s two mythical inheritor-innovators were Sly Stone and George Clinton.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The film is the untold story of influential pioneer of funk and his tumultuous journey to founding musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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From electric blue waves to eye-watering stink Oct. 30, 2024 Why are dead oarfish washing ashore?Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Wearing none of the stink of Unfrosted, which somehow got an Outstanding Television Movie nomination!Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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“Malodor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malodor. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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