Scratch and sniff.Scouring scouring characterized by scour. scouring disease a colloquial name for secondary nutritional copper deficiency. the produce section for that perfect, mouth-watering mouth·wa·ter·ing or mouth-wa·ter·ing adj. Appealing to the sense of taste; appetizing: the mouthwatering aroma of a baking pie. Adj. 1. fruit? Squeeze and sniff no more. New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. scientists have invented high-tech packaging with color-changing labels to show when fruit is ripe. Plants produce fruit as a way to spread their seeds for reproduction. When fruit is mature, it broadcasts its lusciousness by releasing organic chemicals (molecules containing carbon atoms as their backbone), which attract hungry animals. Scientists at HortResearch spent five years developing a sensor that responds to the pleasant-smelling chemicals, known as aromatic compounds, given off by fresh fruit. The hands-off labels, called ripeSense[TM], change color as their built-in sensors react to the fragrant chemicals released by the ripening ripening said of meat. See curing. fruit. "You could say these are labels with a sense of smell," says Kevin Moffitt, of Pear Bureau Northwest, which recently tested the labels on pears. U.S. stores could see ripeSense-labeled pears within a year. And as scientists develop sensors for other fruits, the days of mango mangling The term mangling may refer to:
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