We found 1 definitions of olfactory perception from 1 different sources.
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olfactory perception - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" | ||
smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation | ||
aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression, sensation an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" | ||
scent an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced | ||
aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent a distinctive odor that is pleasant | ||
fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant |