olfactory
Pertaining to smelling
Olfactory means relating to the sense of smell.
The term appears mainly in scientific and medical contexts: olfactory nerves, olfactory receptors, the olfactory bulb.
An olfactory experience involves smell sensations.
Outside technical writing, people usually just say "smell" or "nose."
Olfactory perception
- scentAirborne odor detected
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
detect · sniff · inhale · perceive · sense · recognize · distinguish · identify
Olfactory facial organ
- nasalOf the nose
- nostrilNasal breathing aperture
- cavityEmpty space within
- septumInternal anatomical partition
turbinate · mucus · epithelium · bulb · nerve · passage · airway · sinus
Act of finding something
- warningAlert about danger
- attractionPull toward something
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- appetiteDesire for food
mating · pheromone · survival · instinct · recognition · bonding · navigation · foraging
Sharply strong-smelling
- muskyHaving animal-derived odor
- floralOf or like blooms
- citrusyTart like lemons
- woodyMade of tree-stuff
earthy · herbal · minty · acrid · sweet · sour · rancid · fetid
Impulse-conducting cell
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- bulbRounded storage organ
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
sensory · synapse · brain · dendrite · axon · neurotransmitter · cognition · perception
smell
Olfactory perception
fragrance · detect · sniff · inhale · perceive · sense · recognize · distinguish · identify · memory
nose
Olfactory facial organ
septum · turbinate · mucus · epithelium · bulb · nerve · passage · airway · sinus · membrane
detection
Act of finding something
- warningAlert about danger
- attractionPull toward something
- memoryMind's retention capacity
appetite · mating · pheromone · survival · instinct · recognition · bonding · navigation · foraging · predator
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
woody · earthy · herbal · minty · acrid · sweet · sour · rancid · fetid · aromatic
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
epithelium · sensory · synapse · brain · dendrite · axon · neurotransmitter · cognition · perception · stimulus
- sensessight, smell, taste, hearing, touch
- sensory qualitiestaste, smell, aroma, sound, texture
- taste and smelltaste, smell, flavor, gustation, sweet
- sensory termshearing, touch, smell, taste, sound
- Flavor Sciencearoma, bitterness, sweetness, sourness, saltiness
- Hallucinationsvisual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, seeing things
- olfactory nerveNerve conveying smell signals
- olfactory senseAbility to detect odors