Definition of scent

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Scent (v. t.) To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does..

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Flavescent :: Flavescent (a.) Turning yellow; yellowish.
High :: High (superl.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high..
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state..
Effervescent :: Effervescent (a.) Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of gas.
Tartrelic :: Tartrelic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance..
Mammee :: Mammee (n.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea (M. Americana); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple..
Lamp :: Lamp (n.) A device or mechanism for producing light by electricity. See Incandescent lamp, under Incandescent..
Albescent :: Albescent (a.) Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
Iridize :: Iridize (v. t.) To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass..
Scent :: Scent (n.) That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk..
Of :: Of (prep.) Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood..
Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing larger after flowering.
Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..
Entail :: Entail (n.) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue..
Habitant :: Habitant (v. t.) An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural..
Gradient :: Gradient (n.) The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.
Radiograph :: Radiograph (n.) A picture produced by the Rontgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays..
Rigescent :: Rigescent (a.) Growing stiff or numb.
Taurocholic :: Taurocholic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste..
Putrescent :: Putrescent (a.) Becoming putrid or rotten.
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