Mucus
Mucus noun - Protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium.
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Nearby Word: mucous
Water
Water noun - Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent.
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That's because spraying water vapor into the nasal cavity liquifies its mucus, making it easier for odors-molecules to reach the olfactory receptors and be detected.
Source: Super Senses -
In Osmosis Jones, the dam is in Frank's nose and it holds not water but mucus.
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Spraying a small amount of water vapor up one's nostrils is an effective way to heighten one's sense of smell, as it liquifies the mucus layer over the olfactory epithelium and allows odorants to penetrate more easily.
Source: The Nose Knows
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