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olfactions

olfactions is the plural of olfaction.

Meaning of olfaction

Noun

olfaction (plural olfactions)

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

Questions about olfactions

What is olfactions the plural of?
Olfactions is the plural of olfaction.

Words near olfactions in the dictionary

  1. olfactic
  2. olfactics
  3. olfacties
  4. olfacting
  5. olfaction
  6. olfactions
  7. olfactive
  8. olfacto-
  9. olfactogustatory
  10. olfactologist
  11. olfactologists

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