Definition of Olfactive

1. Adjective. Of or relating to olfaction.

Exact synonyms: Olfactory
Partainyms: Smell, Smell

Definition of Olfactive

1. a. See Olfactory, a.

Definition of Olfactive

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory ¹

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Definition of Olfactive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olfactive

oleuropein
oleyl-CoA
oleyl-anilide hydrolase
oleyl-coenzyme A
oleyl alcohol
olf
olfact
olfacted
olfactible
olfactic
olfactics
olfactie
olfacting
olfaction
olfactions
olfactive (current term)
olfactology
olfactometer
olfactometers
olfactometric
olfactometry
olfactophobia
olfactor
olfactoric
olfactories
olfactors
olfactory
olfactory angle
olfactory area
olfactory brain

Literary usage of Olfactive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physiology and Histology of the Cerebral Convolutions by Charles Robert Richet (1879)
"The olfactive bulb, truly speaking, is as distinct from a convolution as from a ... The olfactive bulb is, in the embryon, a hollow organ, an olfactive ..."

2. Principles of Comparative Physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1854)
"The same may be stated in regard to the olfactive organ of the Crustacea. ... Within this cavity, however, the olfactive surface is greatly extended, ..."

3. The Child: A Study in the Evolution of Man by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1902)
"During this period the child gains something in qualitative perception of odorous stimuli, and makes progress in correlating the olfactive perceptions, ..."

4. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"So far as I have discovered, the general acceptation has been that the Cyclostomes possessed only a single nasal organ, a single median olfactive area to ..."

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