odourprint en · NOUN
Etymology
From odour + print, after fingerprint.
Meanings
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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 74: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| odourprints | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| odorprint | alternative | lexicographic |