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Wednesday word: Can you smell the petrichor in the air?
Petrichor is the distinct scent of rain in the air.
It may be one of the best smells in the world – and it’s the moment when the rain hits the dry ground and even before a single raindrop falls, the smell is set off in the air we know it’s going to rain. This sensation you are experiencing, the fragrance you are smelling – it’s called petrichor.
petrichor
ˈpɛtrʌɪkɔː noun
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a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
We all love it. It refreshes us and puts a smell on our faces. But why does it happen?
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