et8901;i8901;vert8194; /712;v603;t601;716;v604;rt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [vet-uh-vurt] Show IPA
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–noun the aromatic oil derived from the roots of the vetiver.
am·ber·gris (ām'b601;r-gr301;s', -grēs')
n. A waxy grayish substance formed in the intestines of sperm whales and found floating at sea or washed ashore. It is added to perfumes to slow down the rate of evaporation。
myrrh8194;8194;/m604;r/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mur] Show IPA
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–noun an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, esp. M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.
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I am convinced that we wear scent not just to make us
feel more attractive, but because it unlocks the emotions associated with memories that come flooding back when we smell the scent of the lipstick our mother wore or the fragrance of the woodsmoke from the
fire in the cottage where we spent an idyllic weekend.
Sight and sound are physical senses, but smell and taste are chemical: when you breathe in the smell of a pine forest, or your mother's skin, you are taking molecules right inside your body, and that makes smell a very intimate sense. Kipling wrote, "Scents are
surer than sounds or sights to make your heartstrings crack."