noun
The distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell.
noun
The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.
23 0 ReplyFor the Whovians:
11 1 ReplySomething something roman centurian something something
4 0 ReplySeems like a shot from a Lars von Trier movie
3 0 ReplyFollowed closely by huffing a vaporized ood.
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Literally translated as, "stone blood" and one of my favorite words.
4 0 ReplyAlso a character on B. K. Vaughan’s “Saga”.
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The person who can turn petrichor into a manufacturable fragrance will be obscenely rich.
15 1 ReplyI 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.
5 0 ReplyI once had a petrichor perfume
5 0 ReplyAmelia Pond?
2 0 Replyhttps://youtu.be/bl7K3lRPLYo?si=iOdVoNHdl38GS3Hl
This guy shows you how to make it using vinyl
2 0 ReplyPretty sure they already exist
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That's the name of my "Animal Crossing" town!
7 0 ReplyThanks for the vocab lesson, new word unlocked
7 0 ReplyOk, I low key want this.
7 1 ReplyAlso the name of the planet in Risk of Rain 2, one more pun on the stack. Also, great game.
4 0 Replybabe are you the chemistry of petrichor’s aroma? because you can definitely geosmin my irregular sesquiterpenoid ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
4 0 ReplyAlmost every type of Streptomyces releases geosmin when they die. Now your butt can too.
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