olfaction

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French olfaction / olefaction, from Latin olfactus, perfect passive participle of olfaciō (“to smell (transitive)”) + -tion. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /oʊlˈfækʃən/ === Noun === olfaction (plural olfactions) The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules. ==== Derived terms ==== vomerolfaction ==== Related terms ==== olfactory ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === olfaction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From Latin olfactus +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔl.fak.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === olfaction f (plural olfactions) olfaction Synonym: odorat === Further reading === “olfaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012