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olfaction

Noun CEFR B2
oʊlˈfækʃən

Definitions

The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.

Equivalents

Españololfato
28 more languages
العربيةشم
Беларускаянюх
Bosanskiмирис
Catalàolfacte
Češtinačich
Euskarausaimen
Hrvatskiмирис
日本語嗅覚
한국어후각
Kurdîwech
Latinaolfactus
Latviešuoža
Македонскимирис
Nederlandsreukzin
PortuguêsFaroolfato
Românămiros
Slovenčinačuch
Slovenščinavoh
Српскимирис
Українськанюх
Tiếng Việtkhứu giác

Examples

“‘I think the single most extraordinary aspect of olfaction is that we all smell the world differently,’ Beauchamp told me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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