olfaction

English
Head anatomy with olfactory nerve.

Etymology

From Latin olfactus.

Noun

olfaction (plural olfactions)

  1. The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 105:
      ‘I think the single most extraordinary aspect of olfaction is that we all smell the world differently,’ Beauchamp told me.

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French

Etymology

From Latin olfactus +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔl.fak.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

olfaction f (plural olfactions)

  1. olfaction
    Synonym: odorat

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