Zwaardemaker smell system

The Zwaardemaker smell system was a method for classifying smells developed by the Dutch physiologistHenrick Zwaardemaker which he published in 1895.

He identified nine primary odors:
 * Ethereal (like ether, beeswax)
 * Aromatic eg camphor or spice
 * Fragrant eg the smell of flowers
 * Ambrosiac eg amber or musk)
 * Alliaceous eg garlic or onion
 * Empyreumatic eg roasted coffee of tobacco smoke
 * Hiccine eg Sour milk or rancid food
 * Foul eg
 * Nauseous eg faeces or rotten eggs

Papers

 * Google Scholar