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olfactory

[ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-] / ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl- /




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Olfactory detectors like radon monitors or smoke alarms have existed for decades, but they mainly search for one danger only.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Olfactory concept cells, important for memory, thus seem to bring together the senses of sight and smell.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

Olfactory training, which consists of daily and repeated exposure to odors, is the most well studied.

From Scientific American • Mar. 28, 2023

The I.A.O. has accomplished something extraordinary, said Andreas Keller, 49, who opened Olfactory Art Keller, a commercial gallery dedicated to contemporary aromatic art, last year in Lower Manhattan.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

“I smell it. Olfactory hallucination, induced by sensual telepathy.”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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