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Webster 1913 Edition
Olfactory
Ol-fac′to-ry
,Adj.
[L.
olfactus
, p. p. of olfacere
to smell; olere
to have a smell + facere
to make. See Odor
, and Fact
.] (Physiol.)
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell;
as, the
olfactory
nerves; the olfactory
cells.Olfactory organ
(Anat.)
, an organ for smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head and lined with epithelium innervated by the
olfactory
(or first cranial) nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.Ol-fac′to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Olfactories
. An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; – usually in the plural.
Webster 1828 Edition
Olfactory
OLFACT'ORY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
olfactory
olfactory
English
Adjective
olfactory (not comparable)
- Concerning the sense of smell.
Derived terms
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Translations
concerning the sense of smell
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Noun
olfactory (plural olfactories)