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olfactory

UK/ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi//ɑlˈfæk.təɹ.i/

olfactory adjective: concerning the sense of smell. Also the ellipsis of olfactory organ.

Adjective

olfactory (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Concerning the sense of smell.
    • olfactory receptor
    • olfactory perception

Noun

olfactory (plural olfactories)

  1. (in plural) The sense of smell.

Also used as

olfactory is also the ellipsis of olfactory organ.

olfactory meaning in Gujarati, Malay and Indonesian

olfactory in Gujarati

ઘ્રાણેન્દ્રિય

olfactory in Malay

concerning the sense of smell
penghiduan, olfaksi, olfaktori

olfactory in Indonesian

concerning the sense of smell
olfaktori, olfaktoris

Examples of olfactory in a sentence

  • Dogs possess a highly developed olfactory system.
  • The disease can impair olfactory function.

All 25 example sentences with olfactory

Forms of olfactory

pluralolfactories

Origin of olfactory

Learned borrowing from Latin olfactōrius.

Words formed from olfactory

Phrases with olfactory

Words that rhyme with olfactory

Questions about olfactory

What does olfactory mean?
Olfactory means concerning the sense of smell.
What is olfactory in Gujarati?
Olfactory in Gujarati is ઘ્રાણેન્દ્રિય. See Olfactory meaning in Gujarati.
How do you use olfactory in a sentence?
Dogs possess a highly developed olfactory system.
What part of speech is olfactory?
Olfactory can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce olfactory?
Olfactory is pronounced /ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/ (UK).

Words near olfactory in the dictionary

  1. olfactorize
  2. olfactorized
  3. olfactorizes
  4. olfactorizing
  5. olfactors
  6. olfactory
  7. olfactory kiss
  8. olfactory kisses
  9. olfactory nerve
  10. olfactory nerves
  11. olfactory organ

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Adapted from Wiktionary: olfactory (page history and authors); olfactory (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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