olfactory sensation

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noun

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
- she loved the smell of roses
• Syn:
smell, odor, odour, olfactory perception
• Derivationally related forms:
odourise (for: odour), odorize (for: odor), smell (for: smell)
• Hypernyms:
sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
• Hyponyms:
scent, aroma, fragrance, perfume, malodor,
malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor,
mephitis, acridity