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The smell of iron
10-18-2006 · EurekAlert!The typical "metallic" smell which occurs when we touch iron objects such as tools, utensils, railings or coins actually comes from a bouquet of organic compounds, writes D. Glindemann (U Leipzig, Germany) in a recent communication in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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