The colourless, pungent gas does not dissipate easily. So bystanders and would-be rescuers are put at risk.
When Mr. Pan took his family inside, his nostrils were immediately assailed by the pungent odour of fried fish mixed with the stink of urine.
This devil is characterized by his black fur, pungent odor when stressed, extremely loud and disturbing screech, and ferocity when feeding.
He exhaled the pungent odor of garlic.
The first two were a fruity Spanish oil and a spicy, pungent one from California.
Tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine.
So many people dislike the pungent taste of parsnips that it's hard to believe that fried parsnips are the most popular item at the Kennebec Tavern in Bath, ME.
The moist pungent perfume lay all the way up to Mr. Alleyne's room.
The fruit of any of these plants, especially the dried pungent types used as a condiment and in medicine.
The Times-Picayune reports that the city has been overwhelmed by a "pungent smell" and that, though they can't confirm the odor's source, officials believe the spill is the most likely culprit.
After a few seconds, the pungent scent of ethanol wafted out of the darkness in front of her.
As for the coffee oil - the result of olives and coffee beans being pressed together by the Spanish olive oil producer Vea - again it is pungent, almost acrid.
The weekly market announces itself by sending out a pungent stench, from pile after pile of cured fish.
Acrid: Describes a harsh or bitter taste or pungent smell that is due to excess sulfur.
The rise of mega-farms and the relentless expansion of America's suburbs mean that residents are encountering the pungent aromas of the countryside as never before-and are starting to Sue.
The tortoises ate the ebony trees' large, pungent oval fruits and dispersed the seeds.
It was fif teen to twenty seconds before the whole of the working area of the ship was fill ed with black acrid pungent smoke.
Cigar smokers are not interested in exposing the general public to their pungent fumes, said Joe Arundel, President of the Cigar Association of Washington.
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