odourprint
nounEtymology From odour + print, after fingerprint.
1
A uniquely distinctive odour, as used to represent or identify a person.
- 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:
- 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: