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1. Any property detected by the olfactory system
   - olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor [US], scent
    
2. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
   "she loved the odour of roses";
   - smell, odor [US], olfactory sensation, olfactory perception

Derived forms: odours

See also: inodorous, odorless [US], odorous, odourless [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: aesthesis, esthesis [US], property, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression

Encyclopedia: Odour