olfact

  • 1olfact- — ⇒OLFACT(O) , (OLFACT , OLFACTO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du lat. olfactum, supin de olfacere «flairer, sentir», entrant dans la constr. de mots, le plus souvent des subst., du vocab. sc. (méd., phys.) concernant l odorat: olfactène, subst. masc …

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  • 2olfact — olfactˈ transitive verb (facetious) To smell • • • Main Entry: ↑olfactory …

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  • 3olfact — ol·fact (olґfakt) a unit of odor, the minimum perceptible odor, being the minimum concentration of a substance in solution which can be perceived by a large number of normal individuals, expressed in terms of grams per liter …

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  • 4olfact — (L). Smell …

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  • 5olfacto- — ⇒OLFACT(O) , (OLFACT , OLFACTO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du lat. olfactum, supin de olfacere «flairer, sentir», entrant dans la constr. de mots, le plus souvent des subst., du vocab. sc. (méd., phys.) concernant l odorat: olfactène, subst. masc …

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  • 6olfacto — OLFACT(O) elem. miros . (< fr. olfact/o/ , cf. lat. olfactus) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …

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  • 7olfactible — olfactˈible adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑olfactory …

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  • 8olfaction — /ol fak sheuhn, ohl /, n. 1. the act of smelling. 2. the sense of smell. [1840 50; < L olfact(us) ptp. of olfacere to smell (see OLFACTORY) + ION] * * * …

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  • 9olfactometer — /ol fak tom i teuhr, ohl /, n. a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell. [1885 90; < L olfact(us) (see OLFACTION) + O + METER] * * * …

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  • 10minimal identifiable odor — minimum perceptible odor the lowest concentration of a substance in air, or in another medium, which still permits its identification by the sense of smell, see also olfact …

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