(I don't know who posted the words before, but he answered with descriptions of rain, but to answer your question directly)
The smell of rain is known as Petrichor.
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Yes, it heightens it.
The noun 'rain' is a common, concrete, uncountable noun as a word for moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops ; a word for a thing.The plural noun 'rains' is a word for a season or group of rain.Examples:There is often rain near the coast this time of year.The rains near the coast are frequent this time of year.The word 'rain' is also a verb: rain, rains, raining, rained.
water
Precipitation means snow, sleet or rain.
The word to express the sound of rain is Pitter - patter.
I believe the word is petrichor.
no rain does not affect the smell
The Smell of Rain was created on 2001-10-17.
No, the smell of lightning is the smell of ozone. The smell of rain is more based on gases released from the soil upon hydration.
I Sure Can Smell the Rain was created on 1994-08-22.
Yes you can smell the rain theres a kind of scent in the air so you can tell it's going to rain.
Smell of Rain - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: Singapore:PG
It doesn't smell foul, it's probably just the water off the road/tiles/floor. It depends where you are. Rain on grass doesn't smell the same as rain on the road...
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pH is the scale used by scientists to express the aidity of acid rain.
The change in humidity in the air before a rainstorm can sometimes cause a change to the smell of the air but not for all rain showers and not everyone will notice these changes.