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the smell of rain
petrichor
geosmin (compound)
ozone (before rain)
earthiness (nuance)
musk (rare)
Synonym
petrichor
rain smell
rain scent (plain) rain smell (plain) after-rain smell (plain) earth smell (plain)
geosmin
geosmin (technical) soil compound (technical)
musk of soil
soil perfume (figurative) clay breath (figurative) dust perfume (figurative)
Thesaurus
petrichor
the smell itself
geosmin earthy scent (nuance) soil smell rain smell scent of rain ozone (misattributed) fragrance of the earth
the rain that causes it
first rain light rain drizzle sprinkle shower summer rain rain on dry ground after drought
the ground involved
dry soil parched earth dust clay loam dry grass pavement hot pavement rocks
the compounds and science
geosmin actinobacteria streptomyces plant oils (nuance) ozone aerosols scent molecules
the moment
just before rain first drops rain beginning after rain wet ground cooling storm approaching
related sensory words
smell scent aroma odor fragrance musty (nuance) fresh (nuance)
places and settings
garden field forest floor desert countryside sidewalk farm meadow
verbs and actions
to smell to sniff to inhale to sense it rains to soak to dampen
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