petrichor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Wikipedia

From Greek πέτρος (petros stone) + ἰχώρ (ichor), thus ‘rock-essence.’ The term was coined by two Australian researchers in 1964 for an article in the journal Nature.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛtrɨkɚ/

[edit] Noun

petrichor (uncountable)

1. The scent of rain on earth after a dry spell
2. The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.