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olfaction

ol·fac·tion

US/oʊlˈfækʃən/ uncommon

noun

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Borrowed from Middle French olfaction /olefaction, from Latin olfactus, perfect passive participle of olfaciō (“to smell (transitive)”) + -tion.

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