Odor readers. (Letters).My olfactory olfactory /ol·fac·to·ry/ (ol-fak´ter-e) pertaining to the sense of smell. ol·fac·to·ry adj. Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell. sense was alerted while pregnant but stayed on guard ("Women whiff men in sniff proficiency," SN: 2/16/02, p. 110). After 7 years, it's sharper than ever. I can smell the minutest scents, which means my taste buds taste buds taste npl → Geschmacksknospen pl are equally sensitive. In some ways, it's a blessing, but I end up smelling more than I want to: men too interested in me, a married woman, unwashed clothes and bodies, not to mention bad breath. Smokers on the sly hide nothing from me, and no restaurant can claim a fish dish is fresh when it isn't. PHYLLIS A.S. KOCH, DECATUR, GA. I have always been extremely sensitive to perfumes used by men and women. On the other hand, I can barely make out some smells that others can't stand, like skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. . Based on this, I must assume that the smell sense varies so much that, translated to words we use for sight, people are blind in ranges of the spectrum that are perfectly visible to others, and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. . It's not a case of being smell deficient but selective as to specific odors. HEINZ GF. MATUSCHKA, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO Colo Colorado (old style state abbreviation) COLO Columbus, Ohio COLO Co-Location COLO Colonial National Historic Park (US National Park Service) COLO Cost Of Living Option . |
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