Word Nerd Alert: Petrichor Noun · \ˈpe-trə-ˌkȯr</span> | | | : a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts | | “Australian scientists first documented the process of petrichor formation in 1964 …” | | |
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