olfactometer

 [ol-fak-tom-i-ter, ohl-]  

ol·fac·tom·e·ter

   [ol-fak-tom-i-ter, ohl-]
noun
a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
Origin:
1885–90; < Latin olfact(us) (see olfaction) + -o- + -meter
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