capryl

Hagen, who brings forward references on this point (_Sexuelle Osphrésiologie_, pp. 75-83), considers that the body odors are normally and naturally repulsive because they are closely associated with the capryl group of odors, which are those of many of the excretions.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899

With ambergris, musk is the chief member of Linnæus's group of _Odores ambrosiacæ_, a group which in sexual significances, as Zwaardemaker remarks, ranks besides the capryl group of odors.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899

Caproic and capryl acid are contained not only in the odor of the goat and in human sweat, and in animal products as many cheeses, but also in various plants, such as Herb Robert (_Geranium robertianum_), and the St.nking St. John's worts (_Hypericum hircinum_), as well as the

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899

Valerianaceous odors (Linnæus's _Odores hircini_, the capryl group, largely composed of sexual odors).

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Havelock Ellis 1899

The capryl-ethers lately discovered by Bouis are remarkable for their aromatic smells (the acetate of capryloxide is possessed of the most intense and pleasant smell), and they promise a large harvest to the manufacturers of perfumes.

The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851