olfactiveadj.

Brit.

/ɒlˈfaktɪv/, U.S.

/ɑlˈfæktɪv/,

/oʊlˈfæktɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin olfact- , olfacere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin olfact-, past participial stem of olfacere to smell (see olfacient n.) + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin olfactivus (c1286 in a British source), Middle French, French olfactif (1503; rare before 18th cent.).

Of or relating to the sense of smell; olfactory.

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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] > of sense of smell

olfactive1654

olfactory1658

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. xxii. 274 He summons their olfactive forces before he will storme.

1686 W. Harris tr. N. Lémery Course Chym. (ed. 2) i. xxi. 367 The tickling pleasure which this smell produces in the brain by means of the olfactive nerve.

1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 701/1 The contact of the odoriferous medium with the olfactive surface.

1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. i. ii. §38 Either the Optic, the Olfactive, or the Auditory nerve.

1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 223/2 The region of the fore-brain characterized by the optic and olfactive regions, is formed out of the cranial lip.

1988 Times 5 Oct. 17/8 In your mind, you make an image, an olfactive pattern that may be composed of several hundred essential oils.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	olfactive
释义	olfactiveadj. Brit. /ɒlˈfaktɪv/, U.S. /ɑlˈfæktɪv/, /oʊlˈfæktɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin olfact- , olfacere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin olfact-, past participial stem of olfacere to smell (see olfacient n.) + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin olfactivus (c1286 in a British source), Middle French, French olfactif (1503; rare before 18th cent.). Of or relating to the sense of smell; olfactory. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] > of sense of smell olfactive1654 olfactory1658 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. xxii. 274 He summons their olfactive forces before he will storme. 1686 W. Harris tr. N. Lémery Course Chym. (ed. 2) i. xxi. 367 The tickling pleasure which this smell produces in the brain by means of the olfactive nerve. 1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 701/1 The contact of the odoriferous medium with the olfactive surface. 1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. i. ii. §38 Either the Optic, the Olfactive, or the Auditory nerve. 1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 223/2 The region of the fore-brain characterized by the optic and olfactive regions, is formed out of the cranial lip. 1988 Times 5 Oct. 17/8 In your mind, you make an image, an olfactive pattern that may be composed of several hundred essential oils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1654
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