The scent of earth after rain is called petrichor.
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Petrichor
//ˈpɛt.ɹɪ.kə/
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Translations
19 translations across 19 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- petrichor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Arabic
1 entries- قَفْوْ noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Catalan
1 entries- petricor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 潮土油 noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Czech
1 entries- vůně deště noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Esperanto
1 entries- petriĥoro noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Finnish
1 entries- sateen tuoksu noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
French
1 entries- petrichor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
German
1 entries- Petrichor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Hebrew
1 entries- פטריכור noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Indonesian
1 entries- petrikor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Italian
1 entries- petricore noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Japanese
1 entries- ペトリコール noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Kapampangan
1 entries- alimum noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Macedonian
1 entries- пе́трикор noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Portuguese
1 entries- petricor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Russian
1 entries- петрихо́р noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Spanish
1 entries- petricor noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Tagalog
1 entries- alimuom noun (distinctive scent which accompanies rain)
Sample sentences
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The smell of petrichor reminds me of my aunt.
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Though it had yet to begin raining, the familiar smell of petrichor appeared to be already present and Neelam suddenly wished she was sitting at home with a nice cup of tea and a good book.
Source: wiktionary
The sources of the heavenly scent during and immediately after it rains are petrichor and geosmin. Petricor is an oil produced by plants then absorbed by rocks and soil and released into the air during rainfall.
Source: wiktionary
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