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olfactic

olfactic adjective: referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.

Adjective

olfactic (comparative more olfactic, superlative most olfactic)

  1. Referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.

Forms of olfactic

comparativemore olfactic
superlativemost olfactic

Origin of olfactic

Noun of action from Latin olfacere (“to smell (trans.)”), from olere (“to emit a smell”) (see odor) + facere (“to make”) (see factitious).

Questions about olfactic

What does olfactic mean?
Olfactic means referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.
What part of speech is olfactic?
Olfactic is an adjective.

Words near olfactic in the dictionary

  1. olfact
  2. olfactant
  3. olfactants
  4. olfacted
  5. olfactible
  6. olfactic
  7. olfactics
  8. olfacties
  9. olfacting
  10. olfaction
  11. olfactions

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