We often get attracted towards the smell of the earth when it rains but have you have thought that rain too can have smell? But it does! Petrichor is the word that describes the scent of the rain. The reason behind it is that some plants secrete oild during dry periods & when it rains these oil get released into the air. And the aromatic compounds combine to create the pleasant scent of rain.
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