Meaning of geosmin | Babel Free

Definitions

A bacterial derivative of decahydronaphthalene that has a strong earthy smell and is the material responsible for petrichor and for the earthy taste of beetroot.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“A good example of this is geosmin, for which a typical sensitivity for the human nose is below 10 parts per trillion (10 parts in 10¹⁸ v/v) (ppt).”

“A. versicolor may be one of the major producers of the moldy smelling component, geosmin, in buildings (Bjurman and Kristensson 1992).”

“Beetroots: The flavor is decisively characterized by the earthy note of geosmin”

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