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olfactomotor

olfactomotor adjective: of or pertaining to both olfactory and motor activity, as for example where thinking about an odor triggers sniffing.

Adjective

olfactomotor (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to both olfactory and motor activity, as for example where thinking about an odor triggers sniffing.

Origin of olfactomotor

From olfacto- + motor.

Questions about olfactomotor

What does olfactomotor mean?
Olfactomotor means of or pertaining to both olfactory and motor activity, as for example where thinking about an odor triggers sniffing.
What part of speech is olfactomotor?
Olfactomotor is an adjective.

Words near olfactomotor in the dictionary

  1. olfactometer
  2. olfactometers
  3. olfactometric
  4. olfactometrically
  5. olfactometry
  6. olfactomotor
  7. olfactophilia
  8. olfactor
  9. olfactorial
  10. olfactoric
  11. olfactories

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