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olfactory

[ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-]

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of or pertaining to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.

noun

Usually, olfactories. an olfactory organ.

olfactory nerve.

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Origin:
1650–60; < Latin olfactōrius, equivalent to olfac(ere) to smell at, sniff (ol(ēre) to smell (akin to odor) + facere to make, do) + -tōrius -tory¹

Related forms

ol·fac·to·ri·ly, adverb

non·ol·fac·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural -ries.

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The size and intensity of these sniffs turn out to be important gauges of olfactory ability.

In particular, the role of perfume as an olfactory disguise is obvious.

Olfactory receptors, the proteins responsible for the sense of smell, are notoriously difficult to isolate in the lab.

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The size and intensity of these sniffs turn out to be important gauges of olfactory ability.

In particular, the role of perfume as an olfactory disguise is obvious.

Olfactory receptors, the proteins responsible for the sense of smell, are notoriously difficult to isolate in the lab.

The information gathered by these cells is relayed to the mouth via a process called olfactory referral.

He has no arms, can't run fast, appears to have a large olfactory lobe and he's big.

Perhaps computer scientists will soon be training stem cells for implantation in the olfactory bulb or memory circuits.

Olfactory neurons are the only nerve cells in the body that regenerate, replacing themselves once every month or two.

How nice it is to get out of the olfactory range of fish sauce.

Yet the funky fish wharf lives on in olfactory glory.

These were clustered together in the same area of the brain as olfactory memory neurons.

Soares' exhibit included a time line of how things would progress in our olfactory organs.

The general outlines of the olfactory pathway have been known for about two decades.

Primarily olfactory animals, bears communicate with each other by leaving scent deposits.

If confirmed, this newfound union could have potent olfactory and gustatory implications.

Sac-winged bats perform elaborate courtship displays with acoustic, visual, and olfactory elements.

One sometimes has the sensation of smelling a nice olfactory sketch that its designer has neglected to complete.

In contrast, axons carrying olfactory signals delivered them to random regions of the cortex.

Game developers have pondered olfactory enhancements before, but it's never really gone anywhere.

The book describes how the olfactory sense works, and says that it is keener in women than in men.

Their entire lives are spent searching for a female, using their highly advanced olfactory senses to find her pheromone trail.

The air stimulates smell receptor cells that connect to the large olfactory bulb in the dog's brain.

Experiments have shown that monkeys lose interest in mating when nerve messages from the olfactory system are blocked.

The scientists did discover new neurons in two other parts of the brain, the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb.

The receptors poke out of the membrane of nerve cells in the lining, known as the olfactory epithelium.

Parfums d'Empire imagines the scents of vanished empires, painting olfactory portraits in perfumes out of newly spun memories.

Few tests of olfactory senses are as intense as those in the beauty and fragrance departments of large stores.

As a volatile aroma compound latches onto an odorant receptor, it triggers the firing of the olfactory neuron.

The scientists used rat olfactory genes to sense the chemical and switch on fluorescent-protein producing genes.

Damaged olfactory nerve cells can regenerate, but don't always reconnect properly in the brain.

Our repertoire of functional olfactory genes has been shrinking over evolutionary time-and no one knows why.

The key lies in isolating the proteins-known as olfactory receptors-that are at the sharp end of the sense of smell.

But then espresso coffee is full of chemical and olfactory surprises.

And odor respirators could filter out undesirable smells for dogs and other animals with highly developed olfactory senses.

Yet the olfactory lure that such a rich source of fat and flesh had not gone unnoticed by other more imposing scavengers.

In the olfactory sciences, a crucial line of inquiry was opened up some.

Hence, the interchangeable words and facial expressions for olfactory or gustatory disgust and moral disgust.

People who are born blind seem to develop extraordinary auditory, tactile, and olfactory sensitivities.

Harbor smells and the smells of grazing lands offer different olfactory experiences too.

Actually, birds have relatively small and simple olfactory nerves, which limit their sense of smell.

But occasionally, olfactory phantoms appear spontaneously, with no identifiable cause.

Ellena can authoritatively chart shifts in the lab that have transformed the olfactory palette.

They don't use olfactory cues-they would much prefer that you help them".

There have been olfactory issues and the attendant family rifts.

The bear has what seems to be the ultimate olfactory organ of all mammals.

The white truffle olive oil in the penne funghi tartufo was an olfactory thrill even before the plate hit the table.

For residents who have to live next to the composting sites, though, no margin for olfactory error appears to be acceptable.

There are many flavors that folks recognize in wine--oak, fruitiness and so on--that are undoubtedly olfactory in origin".

Keta flounces ahead, nose to the moss, checking last night's olfactory news.

Here's hoping all you moviegoers have strong olfactory nerves.

The oils attach to three olfactory and central nervous system receptors found only in invertebrates.

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olfactory (ɒlˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to the sense of smell

—n , -ries
2.	(usually plural) an organ or nerve concerned with the sense of smell

[C17: from Latin olfactus, past participle of olfacere, from olere to smell + facere to make]

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Word Origin & History

olfactory

1658, from L. olfactorius, from olfactus, pp. of olfacere "to get the smell of, sniff," from olere "give off a smell of" (see odor) + facere "make" (see factitious).

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Medical Dictionary

olfactory ol·fac·to·ry (ŏl-fāk'tə-rē, -trē, ōl-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell.

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Science Dictionary

olfactory

(ŏl-fāk'tə-rē, ōl-) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or involving the organs or sense of smell.

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Cultural Dictionary

olfactory [(ol-fak-tuh-ree, ohl-fak-tuh-ree)]

A descriptive term for the sense of smell.