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Noun: olfactory perception
  1. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
    - smell, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory sensation

Derived forms: olfactory perceptions

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

Encyclopedia: Olfactory perception