Olfactometer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An apparatus for measuring the acuity of the sense of smell.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A device used to measure the acuity of a person's sense of smell
  • n. A device used to measure odour intensity, and concentrations of volatile organic compounds, by means of their smell.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of smell.
  • Word Usage
    "Using an 'olfactometer' (six tubes radiating out from a central point) packed with damp sand for the nematodes to crawl through, Ivan Hiltpold inserted capillaries into the sand, which released different odours at the end of three of the olfactometer's arms."