olfactory : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
  rhinencephalon.
  

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• noun one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
  

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• noun a disorder in the sense of smell
  dysosmia; parosamia.
  

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• noun the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
  sense of smell; smell; olfaction.
  

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• noun a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
  nervii olfactorii; first cranial nerve.
  

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• noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
  nose.
  
  • he has a cold in the nose

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• (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.

Webster 1913

• noun the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  odour; odor; smell; olfactory perception.
  
  • she loved the smell of roses

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• noun any property detected by the olfactory system
  scent; odor; odour; aroma; smell.
  

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• noun the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
  odour; odor; smell; olfactory perception.
  
  • she loved the smell of roses

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