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Noun: sense of smell
  1. The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
    "The perfumer's keen sense of smell allowed her to create complex fragrances";
    - smell, olfaction, olfactory modality

Derived forms: senses of smell

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

Encyclopedia: Sense of smell