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ɒlˈfæk ʃən, oʊl-ol·fac·tion

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  1. smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modalitynoun

    the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

    Synonyms:
    smell, olfactory sensation, olfactory property, flavour, feel, feeling, flavor, look, spirit, sense of smell, aroma, odour, scent, smelling, tone, odor, olfactory modality, olfactory perception

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  1. Andrew Nosal:

    What that suggests is that olfaction participates in shark navigation, at least leopard shark navigation. There seems to be other cues that they are using to supplement olfactory cues. there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. This is only the first step.

  2. Agata Groyecka:

    Although the literature about human's voice and olfaction has grown rapidly in past decades, we were not surprised to find that the biggest share of papers regarding attractiveness focuses on physical appearance, olfaction and audition are largely neglected in reviews about attractiveness.

  3. David Edwards:

    The biology of olfaction is still a frontier of science, very connected to the frontier of neuroscience.

  4. Wendy Suzuki:

    It's especially good if the memory is associated with smell, since olfaction evokes memory well.


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