What's the difference between fragrance and stench?

Fragrance


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Fragrancy

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In agreement with reports from comparable centres, metals are high up on the "hitlist" of frequent allergens (nickel 24%, cobalt 9%, chromates 6%), followed by ingredients of cosmetics and toiletries (fragrances 16%, balsam of Peru 10%, Kathon 5%), whilst already way back are topical medicines (neomycin 4%, parabens 3%, lanolin 2%, benzocaine 1%) and rubber additives (thiuram-mix 2% and carba-mix 1%).
  • (2) The most frequent contact allergens were paraphenylenediamine dihydrochloride (16%), followed by fragrance mix (15%), and nickel sulfate (13%).
  • (3) The aromatherapeutical use of commercial valerian root oil (Chinese origin) and of pure fragrance compounds--borneol, isoborneol, bornyl acetate (main constituent of the proved valerian root oil) and isobornyl acetate--as potentially drugs with sedative effects after inhalation was investigated in an animal experiment (mice).
  • (4) Among the spices, the highest numbers of reactions were found to nutmeg (28%), paprika (19%) and cloves (12%) in the indicator-positive Group I. Fragrance-mix turned out to be a particularly important indicator allergen, especially for paprika, nutmeg and cloves.
  • (5) Carcinogenesis studies of benzyl acetate (a fragrance and flavoring agent) were conducted in F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice.
  • (6) Sensitization dose-response curves were developed for cinnamaldehyde (CINN) and a complex fragrance mixture, F-16.
  • (7) Patch test reactions to nickel sulphate, Kathon CG and fragrance-mix occurred more frequently in patients with eyelid dermatitis than in those without.
  • (8) Currently, d-limonene is widely used as a flavor and fragrance and is listed to be generally recognized as safe (GRAS) in food by the Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR 182.60 in the Code of Federal Regulations).
  • (9) Dietary anticarcinogens are found in minute amounts in many fruits and vegetables and often are the flavor and fragrance components that characterize them.
  • (10) Benzylideneacetone is first separated from other fragrance ingredients by LC and then reacted post-column with a methanolic solution of isonicotinic acid hydrazide and aluminum nitrate.
  • (11) 3 (R-3) and to evaluate the assessments sent to FDA as part of the petitions for use of the colors for drug and external uses by the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA).
  • (12) The other fragrance, isoeugenol (ISOE), and fragrance mixtures, F-07 and F-22, were also found to be weak sensitizers in the MESA and vit A MESA.
  • (13) He saw the label flourish throughout the 2000s, releasing women's and men's ready-to-wear collections as well as accessories, eyewear and two fragrances.
  • (14) GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero, Piedmont, Italy 2008 (£28, The Wine Society ) This has the classic barolo paradox of power (14.5% alcohol) and ethereal fragrance (rose floral and subtle earthiness), but there's a ripeness and generosity of fruit here that you don't always find in nebbiolo at this age: a treat for wild mushroom risotto or pulse-based stews.
  • (15) The best way to extract the flavour is to steep the tea in hot butter or milk, which will then infuse the entire bake with the tea's fragrance.
  • (16) Vegaolmosponce's idea was that you could mix two Lynx fragrances to get a third and that in turn would help men attract a gorgeous "mixable" woman.
  • (17) Flagship Alexander McQueen stores opened in New York, London and Milan, and the designer released a number of fragrances and, in 2006, a ready-to-wear line called McQ that is now distributed in 39 countries.
  • (18) Chromatograms taken before and after microencapsulation of two commercial fragrances are discussed.
  • (19) 2 different groups of patients were patch tested with 2 test series (A and B) containing extracts of fragrance raw materials, traditionally used in Indonesian cosmetics.
  • (20) 179 patients suspected of cosmetic allergy were patch tested with a series of 16 fragrance materials and 9 preservatives.

Stench


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To stanch.
  • (v. i.) A smell; an odor.
  • (v. i.) An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink.
  • (n.) To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I still have the stench of their debasement in my nostrils.
  • (2) Inside the carriage the temperature was stifling, the stench of unwashed bodies and stale urine overwhelming.
  • (3) It was therefore attempted to combat the hospital infections by all means with desodorizing procedures, thus trying primarily to suppress the stench by frequent whitewashing of the rooms, spraying of vinegar, by burning powder and even using precious incense.
  • (4) "Those are dead people in front of our house and the smell is awful," called out a woman from the balcony, her face shrouded in cloth to protect her from the stench.
  • (5) In addition, data were collected relating to work activity and exposure to the stenching agent added to the herbicide, atmospheric levels of which were measured with personal monitoring, on a daily basis.
  • (6) That’s good – but not when it fails, and is emitting the stench of a medieval cesspit.
  • (7) Adiós, Rajoy: Spaniards can’t stomach the stench of corruption in ruling party Read more On Tuesday the floor belonged to Sánchez.
  • (8) They are kept in overcrowded cells; they are denied toothbrushes, toothpaste, and soap; they are subjected to the constant stench of excrement and refuse in their congested cells [and] they are surrounded by walls smeared with mucus and blood,” said one passage of the lawsuit, which went on to name several more hardships.
  • (9) The stench of corruption and conflict of interest is so heavy around him, it’s inevitable that Congress will be forced to reckon with it.
  • (10) It's also amazing how long senior management at RBS took to fix the bank's Libor controls once the rotten stench emerged.
  • (11) More recently, the stunning beauty of the bay – backdrop for some of Rio’s most spectacular sights – has been at odds with an often appalling stench of human waste and other forms of pollution .
  • (12) Without working plumbing, the stench in the property had become intolerable.
  • (13) He also posted a status update about washing "the stench of public transport off me" once he had gotten his Porsche back from the workshop.
  • (14) Below him pipes of natural gas pump flames into the stack, lighting a fire that will burn day and night for 17 days to bake the bricks at 1080 degrees Celsius, sending the stench of sulphur into the air in billows of steam.
  • (15) Emily Butler, the town clerk in Trout River, Newfoundland said Tuesday the 26-meter (28.4-yard) blue whale is beached next to a community boardwalk and is emitting a powerful stench that is spreading through the town of 600 people.
  • (16) The problem with an open sewer is you cannot escape the stench.
  • (17) But no matter how hard they try, the stench of death is impossible to get rid of.
  • (18) Even so, the authors have decided not to hold an official launch in any of the crap 50, in case linguistic subtleties are lost on, say, Wolverhampton, where smells "permeate the town like the stench of a trapped animal slowly decaying in a drainpipe".
  • (19) He recalled the stench and listening to the screams of others echoing through their sordid dungeon.
  • (20) Now some of the younger men and officers are teasing me about the way I smell and the stench in my cell.” In its recent report on older people in prison, the justice committee recommended that older and disabled prisoners should no longer be held in establishments that cannot meet their basic needs, and nor should they be released back into the community without adequate care and support.

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