petrichor

The pleasant, earthy smell produced when rain falls on dry soil.

• (no common derivatives)

• the scent of petrichor
• petrichor after rain
• fresh petrichor
• petrichor rising

1. 1.The petrichor rising from the sun-baked earth after the first rain was intoxicating. (rain-on-earth smell)
2. 2.She opened the window to breathe in the petrichor — proof that the drought had finally broken. (earthy rain scent)

• (no synonyms — this is the specific word for this exact smell)

coined in 1964 by Australian scientists — from Greek "petra" (stone) + "ichor" (the fluid that flows in the veins of gods) — the blood of stones released by rain