Sulfur compounds, such as those found in skunk spray often have strong odors.

In the ruckus at the skunk ladder, Eddie had been hit in the face with a slight charge of skunk spray.

But they all try to mask the odor of skunk spray.

Mr. Wiesner said the odor in skunk spray comes primarily from two classes of highly sulfurous compounds.

He has incorporated the chemicals into a shampoo that can wash the skunk spray out of fur, hair and clothing.

Replies: The typical compound in skunk spray is butyl mercaptan.

Other comparisons have been made with the civet, sewage, stale vomit, skunk spray and used surgical swabs.

Confronted with a high dose of skunk spray, the human nose stops registering the odor and enters a state of olfactory fatigue, Dr. Wood has found.

Throughout history, relatively little research has been done on skunk spray, largely because the smell is so obnoxious that few scientists want to work with it, Dr. Wood wrote.

When the Wonder Pets return home, Ollie goes into the sink to wash off the skunk spray.