Definitions for olfactionɒlˈfæk ʃən, oʊl-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ol•fac•tionɒlˈfæk ʃən, oʊl-(n.)
the act of smelling.
the sense of smell.
Origin of olfaction:
1840–50
Princeton's WordNet
smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality(noun)
the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
Wiktionary
olfaction(Noun)
the sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules
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