单词 | odourless |
释义 | odourlessodorlessadj. That has no odour or scent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > inodorousness > [adjective] unsmellingc1440 savourless1552 scentless1605 smell-lessa1625 inodorate1626 vapidc1750 unfetid1755 unscented1785 unsmelled1812 odourless1836 perfumeless1854 incenseless1856 deodorized1875 1836 Southern Literary Messenger 2 717/1 And so are there odorless roses, and there might be beamless suns. 1849 E. A. Poe Unparallelled Adventure Hans Pfaall (rev. ed.) in Wks. I. 8 It is tasteless, but not odorless. 1859 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes iv. 127 Colourless, odourless crystals. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 22 Illuminating-oil..of water-white and odorless qualities. 1914 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 90 493 The crystals are odourless, but they emit a strong ozone-like odour when treated with sulphuric acid. 1956 Life 2 Apr. 99/1 (advt.) Golden Vigoro contains all the nutrients needed from soil to develop the finest deep rooted grass... Clean and odorless! 2000 N.Y. Mag. 7 Aug. 14/2 A colorless, odorless liquid, GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate)..can induce seizures, coma, or death. Derivatives ˈodourlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > inodorousness > [noun] odourlessness1879 1879 Manufacturer & Builder May 118/3 The pretended odorlessness of this method appears to us very doubtful, especially when in winter the [sewage] pipes become choked up by frost. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 24 Dec. 9/1 We would again lay stress on the odourlessness; it is a whale, not a smelt. 1996 Jrnl. Soc. Hist. (Electronic ed.) 29 At the same time, there arose the ideal of odourlessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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