geosmin (English, noun)
expansion: geosmin (countable and uncountable, plural geosmins)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: geosmins
tags: plural