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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, excessive sensitiveness to odors.

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  • noun Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell.

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  • Abnormal keenness of sense of smell. (Luciferous Logolepsy)

    June 6, 2008

  • Would hyposmia be the opposite? 'Cause that's what I have now, due to a cold in my nose.

    And to save you time: Yes, I think you are the Oracle.

    June 6, 2008

  • Geez, everyone gets to be the Oracle but me. *mock pouting*

    June 6, 2008

  • I think you're the Oracle, reesetee.

    June 6, 2008

  • Thank God.

    Er, I mean....

    June 6, 2008

  • I can smell your great wisdom from here.

    June 6, 2008

  • So, THAT'S what that smell is. I need to apoligize to the dog...

    June 7, 2008

  • What?? I shower daily! *mock offended*

    June 8, 2008

  • Relax guys, I've found The Oracle. And a dose of infinite wisdom only costs twenty bucks.

    June 13, 2008

  • I suspect this word was responsible for my dreaming, the night after I first saw it, of a mysterious woman named Osma.

    June 13, 2008