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Stinky (band)
Stinky generally refers to having a strong, negative odor. Stinky may also refer to: People * Stinky, female professional wrestler half of the tag-team Stinky and Sneaky from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling * Mr. Stinky, nickname of Raymond Edmunds, Australian convicted rapist and murderer * Harry Davis (1930s first baseman), Harry Davis (1908–1997), American professional baseball player Fictional characters * Stinky (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), Stinky (''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''), on the American animated television show ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' * Stinky, portrayed by comedian Joe Besser on the syndicated television sitcom ''The Abbott and Costello Show'' * Stinky, a List of characters in the Moomin series, character from the ''Moomins'' series of comics and cartoons * Stinky, one of Casper the Friendly Ghost's uncles, who are better known as The Ghostly Trio * Stinky Davis, a character in the ''Toonerville Folks'' newspaper cartoon * Sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odor
An odor (American English) or odour ( Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is a smell or a scent caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their olfactory system. While ''smell'' can refer to pleasant and unpleasant odors, the terms ''scent'', ''aroma'', and ''fragrance'' are usually reserved for pleasant-smelling odors and are frequently used in the food and cosmetic industry to describe floral scents or to refer to perfumes. Odor physiology Sense of smell The perception of odors, or sense of smell, is mediated by the olfactory nerve. The olfactory receptor (OR) cells are neurons present in the olfactory epithelium, which is a small patch of tissue at the back of the nasal cavity. There are millions of olfactory receptor neurons that act as sensory signaling cells. Each neuron has cilia in direct contact with the air. Odorous molecules bind to receptor pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
