microfragrance

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noun

A fragrance stored in tiny amounts in a material, formerly used in scratch and sniff products.

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Meanings

nounmicrofragrance (plural microfragrances)

plural microfragrances

  1. A fragrance stored in tiny amounts in a material, formerly used in scratch and sniff products.

    The 3M Company has had spectacular success with its scratch-and-sniff scents. These are microfragrances encapsulated in millions of tiny plastic bubbles — more than fifty million to a square inch of paper.

    1976, Ruth Winter, The smell book: scents, sex, and society, page 106

Origin

From micro- + fragrance.

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APA

microfragrance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfragrance

MLA

“microfragrance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfragrance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microfragrance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfragrance.

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