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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
olfactory /ɒlˈfakt(ə)ri/

▶adjective relating to the sense of smell.

– origin C17: from L. olfactare (frequentative of olfacere ‘to smell’) + -ory2.

'olfactory' also found in these Oxford entries:

ethmoid - nostril - olfactory nerves - rhinal

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