Olfaction

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Olfaction \Ol*fac"tion\, n. [See {Olfactory}.] (Physiol.)
     The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory
     organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are
     perceived.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  olfaction
       n : the faculty of smell [syn: {smell}, {sense of smell}, {olfactory
           modality}]