Meanings
nounodourprint (plural odourprints)
plural odourprints · alternative odorprint
- A uniquely distinctive odour, as used to represent or identify a person.
The next step would be to try to identify a specific odourprint that may be associated with anxiety.
2011, Joe Schwarcz, Dr. Joe's Health Lab, page 741 more example
In its ongoing efforts to nail the bad guys, the US Department of Homeland Security is investing heavily in the sniff test: "odourprint".
2009 March 29, Tracy McVeigh, “US Department of Homeland Security announces plans to invest heavily in body odour profiling research”, in The Observer
Origin
From odour + print, after fingerprint.
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APA
odourprint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odourprint
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