rotten eggs
Hydrogen sulfide source
Rotten eggs are eggs that have spoiled, producing a distinctive sulfurous stench from hydrogen sulfide gas.
The smell is so universally recognized as foul that it serves as a benchmark for bad odors: The water smelled like rotten eggs.
Throwing rotten eggs at performers or politicians is a traditional gesture of contempt.
- stinksEmits foul odor
- bad smellUnpleasant olfactory sensation
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- smellsOlfactory perceptions
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