noun
The distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell.
noun
The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.
For the Whovians:
Something something roman centurian something something
Seems like a shot from a Lars von Trier movie
Followed closely by huffing a vaporized ood.
Literally translated as, “stone blood” and one of my favorite words.
Also a character on B. K. Vaughan’s “Saga”.
The person who can turn petrichor into a manufacturable fragrance will be obscenely rich.
I once had a petrichor perfume
I wear Thunderstorm by Demeter for this: it’s the closest practical replica I’ve found that lasts more than an hour.
Even then, it’s closer to “inspired by” petrichor than a true replica, but the hint of ozone to invoke a storm on the wind is quite a nice touch.
Amelia Pond?
https://youtu.be/bl7K3lRPLYo?si=iOdVoNHdl38GS3Hl
This guy shows you how to make it using vinyl
Pretty sure they already exist
Thanks for the vocab lesson, new word unlocked
That’s the name of my “Animal Crossing” town!
Ok, I low key want this.
babe are you the chemistry of petrichor’s aroma? because you can definitely geosmin my irregular sesquiterpenoid ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Almost every type of Streptomyces releases geosmin when they die. Now your butt can too.
Also the name of the planet in Risk of Rain 2, one more pun on the stack. Also, great game.