olfactometer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of olfactometer
1885–90; < Latin olfact ( us ) ( see olfaction) + -o- + -meter
Example Sentences
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This author, who made observations on Japanese with Zwaardemaker's olfactometer, found that, contrary to an opinion sometimes stated, they have a somewhat defective sense of smell.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock
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