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The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

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  1. n. The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
  2. n. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
  3. The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
  4. The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organsby the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
  5. n:100 n the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents