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[[File:Petrichor.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Amy Pond]] picturing petrichor in her mind. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')]]
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[[File:Petrichor perfume.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An advertisment for Petrichor perfume. ([[DW]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')]]
[[File:Petrichor.jpg|thumb|right|[[Amy Pond]] picturing petrichor in her mind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')]]
'''Petrichor ''' was, as defined by [[Idris]], the smell of dust after rain. Idris used the word "Petrichor" as part of the key to open a back-up TARDIS control, which she gave to Rory through a telepathic link. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
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'''Petrichor''', as defined by the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS Matrix]] when inhabiting the body of [[Idris]], was the smell of dust after [[rain]]. It was used by the TARDIS as part of the [[password]] to open a back-up [[TARDIS control room]], which she gave to [[Rory Williams]] through a telepathic link. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')


Petrichor was also the name of a fragrance for which [[Amy Pond]] posed as a model in an advertisement. Its slogan was "For the girl who's tired of waiting." This modelling job with ''Petrichor ''apparently made her rather famous. ([[DW]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] mentioned to the [[Fourth Doctor]] that she loved "that fresh smell just after a rain [[shower]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'')


==Real world==
Petrichor was also the [[Petrichor (perfume)|name of a fragrance]] for which [[Amy Pond]] posed as a model in an advertisement, the slogan for which was "For the girl who's tired of waiting". An advertisement for Petrichor, which featured a photo of Amy, was displayed in [[Sanderson & Grainger]] where the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was working in the toy department. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'')
The word "petrichor" was coined in 1964 in an article published in the magazine ''Nature''. This means a word used as a major plot element in a ''Doctor Who'' episode did not actually exist when ''Doctor Who'' first went on the air in 1963.


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Latest revision as of 17:36, 26 February 2019

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Amy Pond picturing petrichor in her mind. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
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Petrichor, as defined by the TARDIS Matrix when inhabiting the body of Idris, was the smell of dust after rain. It was used by the TARDIS as part of the password to open a back-up TARDIS control room, which she gave to Rory Williams through a telepathic link. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)

Sarah Jane Smith mentioned to the Fourth Doctor that she loved "that fresh smell just after a rain shower". (TV: The Android Invasion)

Petrichor was also the name of a fragrance for which Amy Pond posed as a model in an advertisement, the slogan for which was "For the girl who's tired of waiting". An advertisement for Petrichor, which featured a photo of Amy, was displayed in Sanderson & Grainger where the Eleventh Doctor was working in the toy department. (TV: Closing Time)