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olfactic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ol-fac-tic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.

Etymology

Noun of action from Latin olfacere (“to smell (trans.)”), from olere (“to emit a smell”) (see odor) + facere (“to make”) (see factitious).

Inflected Forms

more olfactic (comparative) most olfactic (superlative)

Questions

What does olfactic mean?
Referring to the olfactory senses or the sense of smell.
Where does olfactic come from?
Noun of action from Latin olfacere (“to smell (trans.)”), from olere (“to emit a smell”) (see odor) + facere (“to make”) (see factitious).

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