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What carries odor in the air?
This is actually quite gross .... be warned.Nothing carries odor. The "odor" is actually tiny physical pieces of the item in question that the nose has cells to detect and analyze. So when you are smelling something, you are actually sensing the actual item. So if you smell a flower, you are actually sensing the molocules and other compounds in the oils and other constitutes of the flower. If you smell perfume, its because you are detecting the same thing; the actual oils that constitute the perfume. If you smell pine wood, there are tiny microscopic pieces of wood going in your nose.This also includes bad odors as well....
Do all things give off a smell?
Technically yes. However the ability to smell something depends on who or what is detecting the smell. All things are capable of releasing molecules into the air especially in warmer temperatures. Smell is the ability to detect molecules in the air that enter the nostrils, or whatever an animal or insect uses to detect molecules, to identify scents.
What is the smell of Praseodymium?
It actually doesn't have an smell!! It has a strange look though.
Is smell an adjective or an adverb?
It is neither. It can be used as a verb as in, "I smell something rotten ! " OR as a noun as when referring to the sense of smell.
One word for something which cannot be smell?
Odorless
When we smell something what are we actually detecting?
we are detecting the spatial configuration of certain chemical functionalities.
What is the verb for detection?
The verb for detection is detect.Other verbs are detects, detecting and detected.Some examples are:"I detect a foul smell in the air"."He detects something"."My metal detector is detecting something"."As usual, the detector only detected junk".
Why is sense of smell more important than the taste buds in detecting flavor?
You can only taste 4 things (sugar, salt, acid, & base) everything else that you think you taste is actually a smell.
What portion of the nasal cavity is responsible for detecting smell?
olfactory region
What is a palindrome that is used for detecting and enemy craft?
Actually it is Detecting an Enemy Craft and Answer is RADAR
What carries odor in the air?
This is actually quite gross .... be warned.Nothing carries odor. The "odor" is actually tiny physical pieces of the item in question that the nose has cells to detect and analyze. So when you are smelling something, you are actually sensing the actual item. So if you smell a flower, you are actually sensing the molocules and other compounds in the oils and other constitutes of the flower. If you smell perfume, its because you are detecting the same thing; the actual oils that constitute the perfume. If you smell pine wood, there are tiny microscopic pieces of wood going in your nose.This also includes bad odors as well....
Why do people smell like people?
When you smell something, you are actually taking in tiny, microscopic partials of that thing. A persons smell is the byproduct of their environment and their biology.
What does freon in ac unit smell like?
There is no smell, unless somebody has used something like 22a freon which is actually propane and may have a sulphur smell
How many odor detecting cells?
The olfactory bulb can detect the smell of odor particles.
What did Hamlet smell?
the 'smell' is alluding to something wrong, not an actual odor- Ex- when you smell something fishy going on- it doesn't actually mean you smell flounder Hamlet quotes- "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark" "The old chief will wear his feathers, ride his pony and eat his corn when you smell the flowers that they put on your grave"
Do all things give off a smell?
Technically yes. However the ability to smell something depends on who or what is detecting the smell. All things are capable of releasing molecules into the air especially in warmer temperatures. Smell is the ability to detect molecules in the air that enter the nostrils, or whatever an animal or insect uses to detect molecules, to identify scents.
When you smell something what does that tell you about the molecules in the air?
That means that the air smells enough for you to actually smell iy and it kinda gets u hungry
