Definition of scent

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Scent (n.) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent..

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Purchase :: Purchase (v. t.) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement..
Nasutness :: Nasutness (n.) Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness..
Neuridin :: Neuridin (n.) a nontoxic base, C5H14N2, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc..
Descent :: Descent (n.) Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy..
Steep-down :: Steep (n.) A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice..
Putrescence :: Putrescence (n.) The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.
Excrescential :: Excrescential (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence..
Herbescent :: Herbescent (a.) Growing into herbs.
Proneness :: Proneness (n.) Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill..
Descending :: Descending (a.) Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.
Concupiscential :: Concupiscential (a.) Relating to concupiscence.
Nidor :: Nidor (n.) Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors, etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent..
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles..
Picene :: Picene (n.) A hydrocarbon (C/H/) extracted from the pitchy residue of coal tar and petroleum as a bluish fluorescent crystalline substance.
Scent :: Scent (v. t.) To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does..
Trail :: Trail (n.) A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail..
Phosphorus :: Phosphorus (n.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies..
Samphire :: Samphire (n.) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles..
Lune :: Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles..
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