16 Everyday Things With Weird Names You’ve Never Heard

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13) Petrichor

Weird Words - Petrichor

That distinctive smell that comes from dry earth after a quick shower. Apparently the smell is generated by plant oils which have leached into the ground during dry weather and are then released by the moisture. Another component of the aroma is geosmin, a compound released as a byproduct by certain types of bacteria. How about that?

Used in a sentence:

Mmmm… that petrichor smells great.

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