How to Use geosmin in a Sentence

geosmin

noun

• The first is that the fragrance comes from the soil, where bacteria form crusts on desert grounds and create a compound called geosmin.
  — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
• The compounds in the lake causing the odor are called 2-methylisoborneol, or MIB, and geosmin.
  — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
• During dry periods, soil-dwelling bacteria produce a compound called geosmin that deters insects such as fruit flies.
  — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
• Oils build up in rocks, leaves and other natural surfaces during spells of dry weather and the particles – some of which are known as geosmin – are released once they're hit by rain.
  — Lance Schulteis, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2026
• When raindrops hit dry ground and plants, the impact creates microscopic bubbles filled with geosmin and oils that rise into the air, pop and scatter into tiny particles that can then fill human nostrils.
  — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
• Baffle walls slow the flow of water coming into the treatment plant and allow solids like MIB and geosmin to settle before entering the plant for easier treatment, Carpenter explained during a July 22, 2025, council meeting.
  — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026