Definition of scent

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Scent (n.) Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence, course of pursuit; track of discovery..

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Avatar :: Avatar (n.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu..
Arborescence :: Arborescence (n.) The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver..
Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant..
Croissante :: Croissante (a.) Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.
Revalescent :: Revalescent (a.) Growing well; recovering strength.
Horn :: Horn (n.) The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form.
Convalescent :: Convalescent (a.) Of or pertaining to convalescence.
Open :: Open (v. i.) To bark on scent or view of the game.
Deliquescent :: Deliquescent (a.) Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts..
Sweet-sop :: Sweet-scented (a.) Having a sweet scent or smell; fragrant.
Moonseed :: Moonseed (n.) A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.
Lactescent :: Lactescent (a.) Having a milky look; becoming milky.
Solarium :: Solarium (n.) An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents..
Polyphyletic :: Polyphyletic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic..
Loculicidal :: Loculicidal (a.) Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; -- said of capsules.
Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form..
Equicrescent :: Equicrescent (a.) Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable..
Ascension :: Ascension (n.) The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.
Olent :: Olent (a.) Scented.
Glow :: Glow (v. i.) To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
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