Petrichor Definition

noun

The distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell.

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The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.

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Origin of Petrichor

  • From petr(o)- + ichor. The term was coined by two Australian researchers in 1964 for an article in the journal Nature.

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