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- shirtsthatgohard@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- shirtsthatgohard@lemmy.world
noun
The distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell.
noun
The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.
Literally translated as, “stone blood” and one of my favorite words.
For the Whovians:
Something something roman centurian something something
Also a character on B. K. Vaughan’s “Saga”.
babe are you the chemistry of petrichor’s aroma? because you can definitely geosmin my irregular sesquiterpenoid ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
For the girl who’s tired of waiting :)
The person who can turn petrichor into a manufacturable fragrance will be obscenely rich.
I wear Thunderstorm by Demeter for this: it’s the closest practical replica I’ve found that lasts more than an hour.
Even then, it’s closer to “inspired by” petrichor than a true replica, but the hint of ozone to invoke a storm on the wind is quite a nice touch.