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Webster 1913 Edition


Olfactory

Ol-fac′to-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
olfactus
, p. p. of
olfacere
to smell;
olere
to have a smell +
facere
to make. See
Odor
, and
Fact
.]
(Physiol.)
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.

Ol-fac′to-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Olfactories
.
An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; – usually in the plural.

Webster 1828 Edition


Olfactory

OLFACT'ORY

,
Adj.
[L. olfacio, supra.] Pertaining to smelling; having the sense of smelling; as olfactory nerves.

Definition 2024


olfactory

olfactory

English

Adjective

olfactory (not comparable)

  1. Concerning the sense of smell.

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Noun

olfactory (plural olfactories)

  1. An olfactory organ.
  2. (chiefly in the plural) The sense of smell.