olfactory sensation
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form - she loved the smell of roses • Syn: smell, odor, odour, olfactory perception • Derivationally related forms: odourise (for: odour), odorize (for: odor), smell (for: smell) • Hypernyms: sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum • Hyponyms: scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis, acridity
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