deodorant

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Pronunciation

/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/ (UK)

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/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/ (UK) · /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ (US) · /ɖɪˈjoɖᵊ.rᵻnʈ/

Definition of deodorant

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

“The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.”

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noun

Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

“The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.”
Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

“Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods[…].”

adj

(not-comparable)acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.

“The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.

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