attractant
noun
at·trac·tant
ə-ˈtrak-tənt 
: a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts specific animals (such as insects or individuals of the opposite sex)
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Of all the items proposed as mosquito attractants, beer has the most evidence to support a link.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
Between 70-80% of complaints are resolved by recommending that the complainant remove a bear attractant, such as food.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
Memory is a powerful attractant, even if the memory isn’t our own.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
The removal of bear attractants — typically meaning an easy meal — can remove the nuisance and the threat of the bear.
—Grant Gelhardt, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
Between 70-80% of complaints are resolved by recommending that the complainant remove a bear attractant, such as food.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
Memory is a powerful attractant, even if the memory isn’t our own.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
The removal of bear attractants — typically meaning an easy meal — can remove the nuisance and the threat of the bear.
—Grant Gelhardt, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for attractant
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“Attractant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attractant. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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attractant
noun
at·trac·tant
ə-ˈtrak-tənt
: something that attracts
especially
: a substance that attracts animals (as insects)
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