OLFACTORY PERCEPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does olfactory perception mean? 

• OLFACTORY PERCEPTION (noun)
  The noun OLFACTORY PERCEPTION has 1 sense:

1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

  Familiarity information: OLFACTORY PERCEPTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLFACTORY PERCEPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

odor; odour; olfactory perception; olfactory sensation; smell

Context example:

she loved the smell of roses

Hypernyms ("olfactory perception" is a kind of...):

aesthesis; esthesis; sensation; sense datum; sense experience; sense impression (an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "olfactory perception"):

scent (an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced)

aroma; fragrance; perfume; scent (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)

fetor; foetor; malodor; malodour; mephitis; reek; stench; stink (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)

acridity (having an acrid smell)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes olfactory receptor 1G1 protein, is involved in neuronal responses and olfactory perception.

(OR1G1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in olfactory perception and modulation.

(OR1G1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)