English Explanatory Dictionary

clairolfaction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ability to acquire psychic knowledge or information using ones sense of smell

Word forms

clairolfaction

Etymology

The term olfaction was first known to be used in the early to mid 19th century. French clair 'clear' + from Latin olfactic 'a smell' (from olere 'to smell' + fact 'made', from the verb facere) + -ion.

Synonyms

clairalience clairsentience
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