Definition of scent

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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..

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Irisated :: Irisated (a.) Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent.
Evanescent :: Evanescent (a.) Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.
Brachystochrone :: Brachystochrone (n.) A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid..
Adelphous :: Adelphous (a.) Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as, monadelphous..
Tartrelic :: Tartrelic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, C4H4O5, of tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent substance..
Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..
Gazehound :: Gazehound (n.) A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.
Drop :: Drop (n.) Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.
Great :: Great (superl.) Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc..
Silent :: Silent (a.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e is silent in fable..
Albescent :: Albescent (a.) Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
Iridescent :: Iridescent (a.) Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve..
Still :: Still (n.) A steep hill or ascent.
Reminiscent :: Reminiscent (a.) Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having remembrance; reminding one of something..
Moonset :: Moonset (n.) The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets..
Convalesced :: Convalesced (a.) Convalescent.
Romanic :: Romanic (n.) Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.
Stoop :: Stoop (n.) Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an act or position of humiliation..
Sparkle :: Sparkle (n.) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle..
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