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geosmin

chemical compound responsible for the characteristic odour of earth
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geosmin

Summary

geosmin is a type of chemical entity[1]. geosmin ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • geosmin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • geosmin's chemical structure is recorded as Geosmin Structural Formulae.svg[4].
  • geosmin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 19700-21-1[5].
  • geosmin's EC number is recorded as 243-239-8[6].
  • geosmin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1CCCC2(C1(CCCC2)O)C[7].
  • geosmin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C12H22O/c1-10-6-5-8-11(2)7-3-4-9-12(10,11)13/h10,13H,3-9H2,1-2H3/t10-,11+,12-/m0/s1[8].
  • geosmin's InChIKey is recorded as JLPUXFOGCDVKGO-TUAOUCFPSA-N[9].
  • geosmin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₂H₂₂O[10].
  • geosmin's subclass of is recorded as noreudesmane[11].
  • geosmin's Commons category is recorded as Geosmin[12].
  • geosmin's has part is recorded as oxygen[13].
  • geosmin's has part is recorded as carbon[14].
  • geosmin's has part is recorded as hydrogen[15].
  • geosmin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL2374043[16].
  • geosmin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06drq3[17].
  • geosmin's UNII is recorded as MYW912WXJ4[18].
  • geosmin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 27642[19].
  • geosmin's PubChem CID is recorded as 29746[20].
  • geosmin's KEGG ID is recorded as C16286[21].
  • geosmin's ChEBI ID is recorded as 46702[22].
  • geosmin's found in taxon is recorded as maize[23].
  • geosmin's found in taxon is recorded as Chaetomium globosum[24].
  • geosmin's found in taxon is recorded as Basella alba[25].
  • geosmin's found in taxon is recorded as Beta vulgaris[26].
  • geosmin's found in taxon is recorded as Coffea arabica[27].

Why It Matters

geosmin ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[2] geosmin has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] geosmin is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Volatiles of corn kernels and husks: possible corn ear worm attractants. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Odorous metabolites of fungi, Chaetomium globosum Kinze ex Fr. and Botrytis cinerea Pers. ex Fr., and a blue-green alga, Phormidium tenue (Meneghini) Gomont.. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Volatile flavor components of malabar-nightshade (Basella rubra L.). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Geosmin, the earthy component of table beet odor. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Characterisation of the aroma of green Mexican coffee and identification of mouldy/earthy defect. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_geosmin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{geosmin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/geosmin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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