olfaction, scent, a steep learning curve

'What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life'

By AVERY GILBERT
Reviewed by BILL HAYES A “smell scientist and entrepreneur” examines the culture of olfaction.

BREAKING THE MOULD Surviving your twenties and thirties involves a steep learning curve. But what happens after you've passed the major milestones, and what if you don't fit the prescribed stereotypes?

scent

--> ━━ v. かぎつける［出す］, 感づく ((out)); におわす; 香水をかける ((with)); 遺臭をたよりに跡を追う.
━━ n. かおり, 香気; におい; 香水; （獲物の通った）遺臭; 手掛り; （猟犬の）嗅(きゅう)覚; （人の）勘; 紙まき鬼ごっこの紙片.
follow up the scent　臭跡をたどって行く; 手がかりを追う.
lose the scent　臭跡を失う; 手がかりを失う.
on the scent of　…の手掛かりを得て.
put [throw] … off the scent　追手をまく; 判断を誤らせる; 手掛りを失わせる.
scent・ed　━━ a. 香りのよい; 香料をつけた.
scent・less　━━ a. においのない.

ol・fac・tion

━━ n. 嗅(きゅう)覚; においをかぐこと.
ol・fac・to・ry
　━━ a., n. 嗅覚の, においの; （普通pl.） 嗅覚器官, 鼻.