What does smell-alike mean?
Smell-alike means (rare) Something that smells like something else..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) Something that smells like something else..
[…] chamomile and apples? Those particular smellalikes tested our imagination. Yet much of what he said was right on the mark. The scent of sweet peas, for instance, does indeed favor that of wisteria.
In L'Oréal v. Belure, the dispute concerned marketing of so-called smell-alikes.
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Smell-alike means (rare) Something that smells like something else..
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[…] chamomile and apples? Those particular smellalikes tested our imagination. Yet much of what he said was right on the mark. The scent of sweet peas, for instance, does indeed favor that of wisteria.
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