osmology

osmology
1. The study of odors, their production, and their effects. SYN: osphresiology. 2. The study of osmosis.

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  • osmology — study of smells and olfactory processes Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • osmology — n. study of odors, branch of science which concentrates on odors and the sense of smell; study of osmosis …   English contemporary dictionary

  • osmology — The study of odors …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • olfactology — Study of the sense of smell. [olfaction + G. logos, study] * * * ol·fac·tol·o·gy (ol″fak tolґə je) the science of the sense of smell. Called also osmics, osmology, and osphresiology …   Medical dictionary

  • osphresiology — SYN: osmology (1). [osphresio + G. logos, study] * * * os·phre·si·ol·o·gy äs .frē zē äl ə jē n, pl gies the study of odors and the sense of smell * * * os·phre·si·ol·o·gy (os″fre ze olґə je) olfactology …   Medical dictionary

  • Sciences and Studies — This list defines 633 sciences, arts and studies of various degrees of respectability and rarity, ranging from the common and esteemed (chemistry) to the obscure and quirky (peristerophily). Over the past century, the range and scope of… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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