olfaction

[ ol-fak-shuhn, ohl- ]

noun

1. the act of smelling.
2. the sense of smell.

olfaction

/ ɒlˈfækʃən /

noun

1. the sense of smell
2. the act or function of smelling

Word History and Origins

Origin of olfaction¹

1840–50; < Latin olfact ( us ) past participle of olfacere to smell ( olfactory ) + -ion

Example Sentences

The interdisciplinary group of experts in olfaction, psychology, ecology, public health, atmospheric science and other fields are based at institutions in the U.S., the U.K.,

From Science Daily

The highly publicized event caught the attention of the weekly British magazine New Scientist, which points out in its latest issue that olfaction bypasses reason.

From Los Angeles Times

Ray is also the founder of another startup, Sensorygen, which works on the computational neurobiology of olfaction and taste.

From Science Daily

Which isn’t to say mountain lions don’t use olfaction to find prey, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"We need to keep going back in to figure out the rest of this olfaction puzzle."

From Science Daily