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Odorant vs Olfactory - What's the difference?

odorant | olfactory |

As nouns the difference between odorant and olfactory

is that odorant is any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes while olfactory is an olfactory organ.

As adjectives the difference between odorant and olfactory

is that odorant is having an odour / odour while olfactory is concerning the sense of smell.

odorant

English

Alternative forms

* odourant

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an odour / odour

    • Derived terms

    * deodorant * reodorant

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    olfactory

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Concerning the sense of smell.

    • Derived terms

    * olfactory organ

    Related terms

    * olfactometer * olfactible * olfaction

    Noun

    (olfactories)
  • An olfactory organ.
  • (chiefly, in the plural) The sense of smell.