Luca Turin on the science of scent

1.      Fragrance- a pleasant smell

·        The bath oils come in various fragrances.

·        Yesterday Helen bought new fragrance from Dior.

2.      Lush-  beautiful and making you feel pleasure; seemingly expensive

·        They rent a lush apartment.

·        He is so lush.

3.      Plausible- reasonable and likely to be true or successful

·        Tom’s story really sounds plausible.

·        He has given a plausible explanation.

4.      Bark- the outer covering of a tree

·        The people strip the bark and use it in medicines.

·        The bark of a birch is black and white.

5.      Repel- to keep someone or something away

·        I bought a lotion that repels mosquitoes.

·        This smell really repels me.

6.      Sulphur- a common yellow chemical substance that burns with a very strong unpleasant smell

·        Sulphur’s symbol is S.

·        Sulphur is used in industry.

7.      Rotten- badly decayed and no longer good to use

·        The fruits went rotten very quickly.

·        The smell of rotten eggs is one of the worst one can imagine.