ANOSMIC

anosmic

(adjective) having impaired sense of smell

anosmic, anosmatic

(adjective) relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anosmic (comparative more anosmic, superlative most anosmic)

(pathology) Having anosmia; lacking a sense of smell.

(zoology) Lacking olfactory organs; anosmatic.

Synonyms

• (zoology): anosmatic

Antonyms

• (pathology): hyperosmic, macrosmatic, normosmic

• (zoology): osmatic

Noun

anosmic (plural anosmics)

(pathology) A person with anosmia; a person lacking a sense of smell.

Coordinate terms

• blind

• deaf

Anagrams

• Caminos, Masonic, anicoms, camions, mancosi, maniocs, masonic

Source: Wiktionary



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