petrichor

/ˈpɛtɹɪkɚ//-kɔ(ə)ɹ//ˈpɛtɹɪkɚ/
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Academic vocabulary

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noun

1. The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.

2. The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.

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