strong-smelling

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Its website lists symptoms as feeling thirsty, having dark yellow, strong-smelling urine; urinating less often than usual; feeling dizzy or lightheaded; feeling tired; a dry mouth, lips and tongue.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

A strong-smelling gas, formaldehyde is used in making building materials and plastics and often as a component of disinfectants and preservatives.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

Magical handbooks from the time show that Greco-Egyptian magicians used fragrance extensively in their rituals, even scented inks, and doctors believed strong-smelling plant species to be more medically effective than others.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2021

The centre is built around a courtyard with treatment rooms, waiting rooms and a place where great cooking pots bubble over open fires, full of strong-smelling herbal concoctions.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2020

Thankfully, it was as soothing as it was strong-smelling.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson