/ ɒlˈfæktəri; NAmE ɑːl-; oʊl-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( technical ) connected with the sense of smell :
olfactory cells / nerves / organs
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin olfactare (frequentative of olfacere to smell) + -ory .
/ ɒlˈfæktəri; NAmE ɑːl-; oʊl-/ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( technical ) connected with the sense of smell :
olfactory cells / nerves / organs
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin olfactare (frequentative of olfacere to smell) + -ory .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005