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osmics

(äs′miks, äz′-)

noun

the science dealing with smells and the sense of smell

Origin: < Gr osmē, Attic var. of odmē, odor (akin to L odor, odor) + -ics

See osmics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. verb)

The science that deals with smells and the olfactory sense.

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