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  2. Lexical–gustatory synesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Lexical–gustatory synesthesia is a rare form of synesthesia in which spoken and written language (as well as some colors and emotions) causes individuals to experience an automatic and highly consistent taste/smell. [1] The taste is often experienced as a complex mixture of both temperature and texture. For example, in a particular ...

  3. Olfactic communication - Wikipedia

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    Bad smells can drive people away due to the harsh nature of the odors, whereas nice smelling fragrances can communicate positively. [10] During medieval times peasants would often give off horrid odors and the higher noble classes would often look down on them for it, and while the reaction may not be as harsh, the same instances can be seen in ...

  4. Olfactory language - Wikipedia

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    English wine aroma terms grouped into categories and subcategories. Olfactory language refers to language associated with the sense of smell.It involves the naming and categorisation of odours by humans according to each odour's perceived source or attributes.

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    The best condiments are authentic flavors; The best defense is a good offense; The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry; The best things in life are free; The bigger they are, the harder they fall; The boy is father to the man; The bread never falls but on its buttered side; The child is the father of the man

  6. Sense of smell - Wikipedia

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    The Lady and the Unicorn, a Flemish tapestry depicting the sense of smell, 1484–1500. Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris.. Early scientific study of the sense of smell includes the extensive doctoral dissertation of Eleanor Gamble, published in 1898, which compared olfactory to other stimulus modalities, and implied that smell had a lower intensity discrimination.

  7. You practice good hygiene. So why do you still smell bad? - AOL

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    Why do I smell bad even with good hygiene? Sweat and body odor are typically thought to go hand in hand, but experts say it's a little more complicated than that. Sweat alone doesn't have a smell ...

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday ...

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    For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word’s letter order.

  9. Retronasal smell - Wikipedia

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    It is best described as a combination of traditional smell (orthonasal smell) and taste modalities. [1] Retronasal smell creates flavor from smell molecules in foods or drinks shunting up through the nasal passages as one is chewing. When people use the term "smell", they are usually referring to "orthonasal smell", or the perception of smell ...