The phrase "a distinctive scent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a smell that is unique or easily recognizable, often in contexts related to food, perfumes, or nature.
Example: "The bakery was filled with a distinctive scent of freshly baked bread that drew customers in."
Alternatives: "a unique aroma" or "a characteristic fragrance."
Appropriately enough, our species has a distinctive scent of sweet lemon.
MIT researchers have found that when raindrops hit the ground they release aerosols, which produce a distinctive scent, reports Avianne Tan of ABC News.
Company representatives in both cities said they respond immediately to any leak reported by the public.Companies include chemical additives to give the odorless gas a distinctive scent.
The researchers examined high-speed footage of raindrops and found "when rain hits the ground [it] may be sending out signature smells that get carried away on the wind". MIT scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why rainfall can produce such a distinctive scent, writes Macrina Cooper-White for The Huffington Post.
The appearance of the airman in The Greatcoat was characterised by a distinctive scent, "blended of salt and cotton, Lifebuoy soap, cigarettes and engine oil"; whereas Daniel senses the foul air of the front: "That was when the smell came to me.
If you never applied a distinctive scent, try to find a scent that one of your loved ones once applied.
She also enlisted the New York-based scent-branding company 12.29 to create a fragrance for the store, a scent that blends iris and papyrus for a distinctive smell.
They have a spicy, lemony flavour and give a distinctive citrus scent to soups and curries.
Shea butter has a distinctive nutty scent.
There is the special puppy smell, much like the distinctive scent, better than perfume, of a new baby's head.
Add a few drops to a bucket of soapy water before you mop your floor to permeate its distinctive scent throughout your home.
