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1 smell
1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) lugtesans2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) duft; lugt3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lugt2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lugte2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) dufte; lugte3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) dufte til; lugte til•- - smelling- smelly
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- smell out* * *1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) lugtesans2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) duft; lugt3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) lugt2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) lugte2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) dufte; lugte3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) dufte til; lugte til•- - smelling- smelly
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3 carbon monoxide
(a colourless, very poisonous gas which has no smell: Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.) kulilte* * *(a colourless, very poisonous gas which has no smell: Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.) kulilte -
4 chlorine
['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klor* * *['klo:ri:n](an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc: They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool.) klor -
5 oxygen
['oksi‹ən](an element, a gas without taste, colour or smell, forming part of the air: He died from lack of oxygen.) ilt; oxygen* * *['oksi‹ən](an element, a gas without taste, colour or smell, forming part of the air: He died from lack of oxygen.) ilt; oxygen
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