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Combinations of descriptors

An overview of combinations of descriptors for smells found across various sources of literature

Deep, tenacious, diffusive, musky, dirty or delicate, and slightly animalic = abroxan

Fresh, vivacious = anise

 

Green and anisic = basil

Honeyed, balmy = beeswax

Citrusy, bright, aromatic, raspy = bergamot

 

Yeasty, acidic, toasted = bread

Raspy and fatty = candle wax

Sweet (caramel), burnt and strawberry-fruity = candy floss

Mineralic, delicate, chalky = clay rhassoul

Candy, powedery, spiky = cinnamon

Pungent, medicinal, metallic = cloves

 

Dewy, fresh, fleshy = coconut

 

Roasted, warm, diffusive = coffee

Oily and waxy = crayons

Soft, fresh and clean = freesia

Green, tangy, fresh = freshly cut grass

Green, metallic, acidic = gardenias

Velvety, solar, edible = gourmand

Citrusy, raspy = grapefruit

Green and raspy = grape tomatoes

Heady, resinous = hair-removal wax

Warm, mineralic, haughty = incense

Fine, fruity, creamy, animalic, honeyed, sweet, balsamic = jasmine

Citrusy, bright and zesty = lemon

Animalic, smoky, fatty, dark, powdery, tarry = leathery

Fine, subtle, fresh = lily of the valley

Citrusy, fleshy, vegetal and green = neroli

Citrusy, bright, zesty and fruity = orange

Salty, sulphurous, green and aldehydic = oysters

Citrusy, vegetal and crispy = petitgrain

Aromatic, cool, minty = pine needles

Green, vegetal, herbaceous, juicy, acidic, earthy, sour = rhubarb

Petallly, dark, winey, spiky, airy = rose

Milky, suave, woody = sandalwood

Clean and ozonic = snow

Bright, clean, fluid, powdery, herbaceous, bitter = star anise

 

Suave and tart = strawberries

Crispy, juicy, soft, lush, velvety = suede

Warm, powdery, ambery = tobacco

unctuous, creamy = vanilla

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