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olfactometer

[ ol-fak-tom-i-ter, ohl- ]

noun

  1. a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of olfactometer1

1885–90; < Latin olfact ( us ) ( olfaction ) + -o- + -meter

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