Antonyms for olfactory

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-

Phonetic Transcription : ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl-

odorless

Definition of olfactory

Origin : 1650s, from Latin olfactorius, from olfact-, past participle stem of olfacere "to get the smell of, sniff," from olere "emit a smell, give off a smell of" (see odor) + facere "make" (see factitious).

As in odorous : adj having fragrance
As in sensory : adj affecting animate nerve organs

Example sentences :

Do odors impress some olfactory centre with images of the thing emitting them?
Extract from : « The Damned Thing » by Ambrose Bierce

A strong odour of tobacco was wafted to his olfactory sense.
Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I do not know, although I assert that they are not olfactory organs.
Extract from : « The Mason-bees » by J. Henri Fabre

Their olfactory passage, like that of the Palostraca, must have been ventral.
Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The brain proper, from which arise only the olfactory and optic nerves.
Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell

What, then, represents the olfactory antenn in the scorpions?
Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell

The olfactory nerve of the nation never scented their existence.
Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton

And what an agreeable impression it produces upon the olfactory organs!
Extract from : « A History of Champagne » by Henry Vizetelly

These are the olfactory organs, wherein is the sense of smell.
Extract from : « Studies in the History and Method of Science » by Various

These are the olfactory lobes which receive the sensation of smell.
Extract from : « A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) » by David Starr Jordan

Synonyms for olfactory

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