Etymologies for I, J, and most of K added to the Lexicon of Smell
Etymologies for I, J, and most of K have been added to the Lexicon of Smell (experimental glossary of scent free to the public):
ichthyantle - (noun) a fish shack smell.
Etymology
From ichthy- (from Ancient Greek ἰχθύς [ikhthús, “fish”]) + shanty + mantle.
immenace - (noun) a buzzing scent.
Etymology
From immanent + thrumming + menace.
inabject - (adjective) having the scent of food mixed with food waste.
Etymology
From inject + abject.
inabjection - (noun) the scent of food mixed with food waste.
Etymology
From injection + abjection.
incorpodor - (noun) an introjected smell.
Etymology
From incorporate + corporeal + odor.
incroil - (noun) a jarring aroma.
Etymology
From encroach + roil + recoil.
incrubiation - (noun) a soiled bandage aroma.
Etymology
From incrustation + scrub + scab + Rubia.
indoltoroma - (noun) a sluggish smell.
Etymology
From indolent + dolt + aroma.
infibluff - (noun) the scent of the bluffs at More Mesa, Santa Barbara, California, which is a mixture of scrub, dust, prickly pear cactus, agave, eucalyptus, oak, and sea breezes.
Etymology
From infinite + bluff.
integurise - (noun) the smell of eucalyptus leaves, and dust and sweat on your skin from trail running on Pacific Ocean bluffs when you stop for a breather and a wind picks up.
Etymology
From integumentum + rise.
interscent - (adjective) having interscentionality; (adjective) having the inextricable intersectionality of scent (the perceptions of, experiences of, responses to, and behaviors around are worked on by innumerable vectors including culture, technology, temperature, open and closed spaces, politics, society, age, environment, social setting, season, indoctrination, psychology, and on and on); (noun) an example of this. See "interscentionality."
Etymology
From intersectionality + scent.
interscention - (noun) an example of interscentionality or the intersectionality of scent. See "interscent."
Etymology
From intersectionality + scent.
interscentionality - (noun) similar to a smell habitus, but taking into account the inextricable particularities of environment, ecology, climate, and epoch and their shapings of human practices, experiences, and perceptions of smelling.
Etymology
From intersectionality + scent.
interscentual - (adjective) interscent; having interscentionality. See "interscent" and "interscentionality."
Etymology
From intersectionality + scent.
investiscentiate - (intransitive and transitive verb) to use scent as an investigative modality.
Etymology
From investigate + scent + sensate + sentient.
irrage - (noun) a rough scent.
Etymology
From roughage + irate + rage + irritate.
jauble - (noun) a dazzling scent.
Etymology
From bauble + jazz.
jellimen - (noun) the fatty semen odor of overripe avocados.
Etymology
From jelly + semen.
joviject - (noun) the ecstatic scent of fresh air upon exiting an airport.
Etymology
From jovial (borrowed from French jovial [“jovial, jolly”], from Latin ioviālis [“relating to the Roman god Jupiter”], from Iuppiter, Iovis [“the Roman god Jove or Jupiter”]) + jetliner (borrowed from French jet [“a throw”], from Vulgar Latin jectus ["thrown, hurled, cast, flung"]).
julp - (noun) the cellular, heady and diffusive smell of fresh pressed juice.
Etymology
From juice + pulp + gulp.
kaffocka - (noun) the dirty socks fanfare of freshly ground and brewed coffee.
Etymology
From Kaffa + sock.
kangarouch - (noun) the scent of the interior of a kangaroo's pouch, which may or may not contain a joey.
Etymology
From kangaroo + pouch.
kawonanointment - (noun) a sacred scent.
Etymology
From Proto-Trans–New Guinea *k(aw,o)nan ("shadow," "spirit") + anoint + ointment.
krecctica - (noun) a burnt flesh aroma.
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European root *krep- (“body”) + breccia (Italian, "rubble") + rect- ("right").
kumexa - (noun) a bewitching scent.
Etymology
From Proto-Trans–New Guinea *kum ("witchcraft") + hex + aroma.
It’s well known among people who work in the area of olfaction that the English language is a wasteland when it comes to vocabulary for scent. This is especially painful when it is your job to describe perfume and you have to resort to “smells like” and “has the smell of” over and over. The Lexicon of Smell is an experimental glossary that aims to fill this void with new words for olfactory experience. It offers neologisms to go alongside the more descriptive vignettes of The Language of Smell. New entries will be shown in color until the next update, when they will be changed permanently to black.
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