- 1. a. Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. Source: opted
- 2. n. An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted
- 3. adj. of or relating to olfaction Source: wordnet
- 4. Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. Olfactory organ (Anat.), an organ for smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head and lined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or first cranial) nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it in the air or in water. An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural. Source: webster
- 5. Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as,the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. Olfactory organ (Anat.),an organ for smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are moreor less complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head andlined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or first cranial)nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it in theair or in water. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 a. of or relating to olfaction Source: ecdict
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