It has a very characteristic odor which is compared by many people to rotten cabbage.
An odor rises from the men, the characteristic odor of an army.
In some cases nitrobenzene was used to mask the material's characteristic odor.
It also has a characteristic odor that some people associate with "clean".
Hiding functional groups does not hide the group's characteristic odor.
There was always that particular odor, undefinable but completely characteristic of "kitchen."
They are plentiful in soil and produce the characteristic odor of soils.
You might be able to smell the characteristic odor of "bleach".
It has a sweet cooling taste and a characteristic odor.
A number of species contain volatile oils, giving characteristic odors.