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Noun: olfaction  ól'fak-shun
  1. The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    - smell, sense of smell, olfactory modality

Derived forms: olfactions

Type of: exteroception, modality, sense modality, sensory system

Encyclopedia: Olfaction

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