olfactic

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adjective

Referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.

OriginLatin olfacere →
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Meanings

adjectiveolfactic (comparative more olfactic, superlative most olfactic)

comparative more olfactic · superlative most olfactic

  1. Referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.

Origin

  1. Latinolfacere“to smell (trans.)”
  2. Englisholfactic

Noun of action from Latin olfacere (“to smell (trans.)”), from olere (“to emit a smell”) (see odor) + facere (“to make”) (see factitious).

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APA

olfactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olfactic

MLA

“olfactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olfactic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olfactic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olfactic.

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