Sentences with phrase «odorants fit»

Then, as now, the prevailing notion was that the sensation of different smells is triggered when molecules called odorants fit into receptors in our nostrils like three - dimensional puzzle pieces snapping into place.

The researchers imagined that the odorant fits into a spot between a site that donates an electron and one that receives the electron.

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For example, using solvents or a technique called solid - phase micro-extraction, Preti pulls odorants from an underarm pad fitted to a subject.