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PUNGENT ODOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

[acetic acid is] a colorless liquid acid ... with a pungent odor constituting the chief acid of vinegar

OBS

"pungent": causing a sharp sensation. ... pungent may designate a sharp, piercing, stinging, biting, or penetrating quality, especially of odors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Enviroguide Formaldéhyde, chapitre 1.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
  • Vocabulario general
Key term(s)
  • olor acre
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