Smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character Scent applies to the characteristic smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. To sense an opportunity for advantage at someone else's expense. Olfaction uses chemoreceptors that create signals processed in the brain that form the sense of smell The sense of smell, or olfaction, [nb 1] is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste.
Smellings definitions of smelling noun the act of perceiving the odor of something synonyms Smell is one of the five senses Dogs have a very good sense of smell I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. Noun [edit] smelling (plural smellings) the act by which something is smelled
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