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olfactophilia

olfactophilia noun: sexual arousal caused by certain smells or odors.

Noun

olfactophilia (uncountable)

  1. Sexual arousal caused by certain smells or odors.

Origin of olfactophilia

From olfacto- + -philia.

Questions about olfactophilia

What does olfactophilia mean?
Olfactophilia means sexual arousal caused by certain smells or odors.
What part of speech is olfactophilia?
Olfactophilia is a noun.

Words near olfactophilia in the dictionary

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

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