olfaction Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    sense of smell; smell; olfactory modality.

WordNet

Ol*fac"tion noun
Etymology
See Olfactory.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

Webster 1913