"odorometer" meaning in English

See odorometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: odorometers [plural]
Etymology: From Latin odor + -meter. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|odor}} Latin odor, {{suffix|en||meter}} + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} odorometer (plural odorometers)
  1. A device used to measure the intensity of a smell Related terms: odorometric

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