Petrichor — The Word for the Smell of Rain | Lost Words #2

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Why is the Smell of Rain Called Petrichor? | Explained In 60 Seconds.

Petrichor, also known as Mitti Attar, is the scent of the first rain falling on dry earth. 🌧️ It smells like wet soil, fresh clay, and cool air after a long summer heat. Imagine the ground steaming slightly when raindrops touch it — that natural, earthy aroma rising into the air. That is petrichor. Mitti Attar is traditionally made by distilling baked clay into sandalwood oil, capturing the exact smell of rain-soaked earth in a bottle. It is soft, grounding, slightly smoky, and deeply nostalgic