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Definition of olfactory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

olfactory

adjective
 
/ɒlˈfæktəri/
 
/ɑːlˈfæktəri/,
 
/əʊlˈfæktəri/
[only before noun] (specialist)
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  1. connected with the sense of smell
    • olfactory cells/nerves/organs
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOlfactory is used with these nouns:
    • organ
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin olfactare (frequentative of olfacere ‘to smell’) + -ory.
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