Noun: olfactory perception
- The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
"Her acute olfactory perception allowed her to distinguish subtle differences in wine aromas";
- smell, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory sensation
Derived forms: olfactory perceptions
Type of: aesthesis, esthesis [US], sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression
Encyclopedia: Olfactory perception