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  2. Vomeronasal organ - Wikipedia

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    Painted turtles use this organ to use their sense of smell underwater. [28] Sagittal section of the vomeronasal organ of garter snake. Garter snakes – In addition to the main olfactory system, garter snakes have the vomeronasal organ. The vomeronasal organ plays an important role with its sensitivity toward chemicals that are related to ...

  3. Olfactory system - Wikipedia

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    The olfactory system, is the sensory system used for the sense of smell (olfaction). Olfaction is one of the special senses directly associated with specific organs. Most mammals and reptiles have a main olfactory system and an accessory olfactory system. The main olfactory system detects airborne substances, while the accessory system senses ...

  4. 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.

  5. Hydrofluoric acid - Wikipedia

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    sio 2 + 6 hf → h 2 sif 6 + 2 h 2 o A 5% to 9% hydrofluoric acid gel is also commonly used to etch all ceramic dental restorations to improve bonding. [ 6 ] For similar reasons, dilute hydrofluoric acid is a component of household rust stain remover, in car washes in "wheel cleaner" compounds, in ceramic and fabric rust inhibitors, and in ...

  6. Aroma compound - Wikipedia

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    Fragrance bottles. An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor.For an individual chemical or class of chemical compounds to impart a smell or fragrance, it must be sufficiently volatile for transmission via the air to the olfactory system in the upper part of the nose.

  7. Methanethiol - Wikipedia

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    ɒ l / (also known as methyl mercaptan) is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH 3 SH. It is a colorless gas with a distinctive putrid smell. It is a natural substance found in the blood, brain and feces of animals (including humans), as well as in plant tissues. It also occurs naturally in certain foods, such as some nuts and ...

  8. Odor - Wikipedia

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    "Smell", from Allegory of the Senses by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Museo del Prado. An odor (American English) or odour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is a smell or a scent caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their olfactory system.

  9. Olfactory fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Odorants are small molecules present in the environment that bind receptors on the surface of cells called olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs). [3] ORNs are present in the olfactory epithelium which lines the nasal cavity and are able to signal due to an internal balance of signal molecules which vary in concentration depending on the presence or absence an odorant.