odourprint

English

Etymology

From odour +‎ print, after fingerprint.

Noun

odourprint (plural odourprints)

1. A uniquely distinctive odour, as used to represent or identify a person.
   • 2009 March 29, Tracy McVeigh, “US Department of Homeland Security announces plans to invest heavily in body odour profiling research”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     In its ongoing efforts to nail the bad guys, the US Department of Homeland Security is investing heavily in the sniff test: "odourprint".

   • 2011, Joe Schwarcz, Dr. Joe's Health Lab, page 74:

     The next step would be to try to identify a specific odourprint that may be associated with anxiety.

Alternative forms

• odorprint