_olfaction_
Noun.
Plural: olfactions.
Pronunciaton: ɒlfækʃən.
Etymology: from Latin olfactus, olefactus, participle
of olfacere, olefacere (= to
smell) + English –ion. It is identical to French olfaction, Spanish olfacción and Italian olfatto.
Definition: the
action or process of smelling or the sense of smell.
Documented since 1800.
[….] the discriminative capacities of human olfaction.
Denis Dutton…
The Art Instinct…
All
mammals have acute olfaction, and humans are no exception to
this […]
Michael
Gazzaniga… The Cognitive Neurosciences
Words derived from OLFACTION:
olfaty, olfactive, olfactorily, olfactory, olfact, olfactible, olfacient,
olfactor, olfactorium, olfactronics, olfactronic, olfactronically.
