olfactoriumn.
/ˌɒlfakˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌɑlfækˈtɔriəm/, /ˌoʊlfækˈtɔriəm/ A large smell-proof enclosure in which olfactory experiments can be conducted.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [noun] > study or measurement of > means of study or measurement of
odophone1885
olfactometer1889
odoroscope1890
odorimeter1898
olfactorium1950
1950 D. Foster et al. in Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 83 433 The design was..made cubical and the apparatus finally devised and described here was called the olfactorium.
1968 W. McCartney Olfaction & Odours 148 The ‘olfactoria’ (capacity 500 cubic feet, for example) that have recently been constructed in the U.S.A...are essentially the same as was Fischer and Penzoldt's test room.
1984 Hormones & Behavior 18 451 Twelve females were tested in a four-choice olfactorium to determine whether the subjects could differentiate and demonstrate a preference for salivary cues.
1993 New York 21 June 20/1 I'm in Guerlain's Madison Avenue office, seated before an ‘olfactorium’—a small triptych-shaped lab that contains 21 oils, scales that can weigh a feather, stacks of blotter, vials, and a dropper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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