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olfactometer

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[ol-fak-tom-i-ter, ohl-] / ˌɒl fækˈtɒm ɪ tər, ˌoʊl- /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of olfactometer

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

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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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