Definition of Olfactory

pertaining to the smell sense

Examples of Olfactory in a sentence

Because my brother has straws in his nose, his olfactory sense is not picking up the odors coming from the kitchen.  🔊

The hound dog used his olfactory sense to locate the missing girl.  🔊

Even though Jason is blind, he can easily find the kitchen using his strong olfactory receptors.  🔊

My cold is interfering with my main olfactory nerve so I cannot smell anything.  🔊

In the exhibit, the olfactory experience involves the release of numerous scents into a controlled environment.  🔊

A dog’s strong sense of smell is due to its large number of olfactory receptors.  🔊

When most people think of the olfactory organ in humans, they typically think of the nose.  🔊

The olfactory receptors translate information to the brain so it can recognize the source of the odor.  🔊

Because my olfactory stimuli are easily irritated by pollen, I usually sneeze a lot in the spring.  🔊

My olfactory organ noticed the woman’s excessive use of perfume as soon as she walked into my home.  🔊

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