Odourprint

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A uniquely distinctive odour, as used to represent or identify a person.

    "In its ongoing efforts to nail the bad guys, the US Department of Homeland Security is investing heavily in the sniff test: "odourprint"."

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"In its ongoing efforts to nail the bad guys, the US Department of Homeland Security is investing heavily in the sniff test: "odourprint"."

Etymology

From odour + print, after fingerprint.

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