Definition of scent

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Scent (n.) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent..

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Family :: Family (v. t.) Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.
Rache :: Rache (n.) A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound..
Accrescent :: Accrescent (a.) Growing; increasing.
Crescent :: Crescent (a.) Increasing; growing.
Rise :: Rise (n.) Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone..
Taurocholic :: Taurocholic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It has a bitter taste..
Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To adorn with crescents.
Incline :: Incline (n.) An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
Parachute :: Parachute (n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence..
Nose :: Nose (v. i.) To smell; to sniff; to scent.
Pedigree :: Pedigree (n.) A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.
Gradual :: Gradual (n.) Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline..
Tabescent :: Tabescent (a.) Withering, or wasting away..
Resent :: Resent (v. t.) To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See Resent, v. i..
Incanescent :: Incanescent (a.) Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.
Outscent :: Outscent (v. t.) To exceed in odor.
Sepsis :: Sepsis (n.) The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.
Adolescent :: Adolescent (n.) A youth.
Adularia :: Adularia (n.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone..
Dictamnus :: Dictamnus (n.) A suffrutescent, D. Fraxinella (the only species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile oil of the leaves is highly inflammable..
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