geosmin

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) +‎ -in. Coined by American biochemist Nancy N. Gerber and French-American biologist Hubert A. Lechevalier in 1965. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːˈɒz.mɪn/ (US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈɑz.mɪn/ === Noun === geosmin (countable and uncountable, plural geosmins) (organic chemistry) A bacterial derivative of decahydronaphthalene that has a strong earthy smell and is the material responsible for petrichor and for the earthy taste of beetroot. === Further reading === geosmin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === genoism, gomesin, misgone