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[ dee-oh-der-uhnt ] / diˈoʊ dər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deodorant ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan agent for destroying odors. a substance, often combined with an antiperspirant, for inhibiting or masking perspiration or other bodily odors. adjectivecapable of destroying odors: a deodorant cream. Origin of deodorantFirst recorded in 1865–70; de- + odor + -ant OTHER WORDS FROM deodorantnon·de·o·dor·ant, noun, adjectiveWords nearby deodorantdeny, Denys, deoch-an-doruis, deodand, deodar, deodorant, deodorize, deodorizer, Deo gratias, deontic, deontological Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deodorantRetailers have entered the terminals and the vending machines offer everything from deodorant to iPads. American Apparel Appoints First Female Board Member; Britney Spears Is Designing Lingerie|The Fashion Beast Team|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST This would make sense, if there was a cut-off somewhere along the vast “deodorant using—crop dusting” continuum. Medicine Bedevils Pregnant Women With Too Many Warnings About Risk|Lenore Skanazy|October 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Just try sticking a Doors song on an ad for a Buick or deodorant. The Doors Never Sold Out to Crass Commercialism|John Densmore|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Watch his foray into the land of the Internet in this deodorant shtick that has gone viral. The Week in Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
As I was heading into the lab, a FedEx deliveryman passed me by wearing cologne or deodorant—and the scent just knocked me over. Confessions of a Shrimp Sniffer|Bill Mahan|July 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST A Deodorant is a substance which neutralizes or destroys the unpleasant odors arising from matter undergoing putrefaction. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI)|Various The Rev. Mr Moule was the first to direct attention to the value of dried earth as a deodorant of excreta. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley Chloride of lime, or bleaching powder as it is often called, is a good disinfectant, as well as a deodorant. Outlines of dairy bacteriology|H. L. Russell A disinfectant is not necessarily an antiseptic or a deodorant, nor are these last necessarily disinfectants. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various They tried frantically to remedy the situation by the use of this toothpaste and that, and this deodorant and the other. Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for deodorant
noun- a substance applied to the body to suppress or mask the odour of perspiration or other body odours
- (as modifier)a deodorant spray Compare antiperspirant
any substance for destroying or masking odours, such as liquid sprayed into the air Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deodorantcleanser, cosmetic, disinfectant, fumigator, antiperspirant, fumigant, smoke screen, air freshener, deodorizer Medical definitions for deodorant
n.An agent that masks, suppresses, or neutralizes odors, especially a cosmetic applied to the skin to mask body odors. adj.Capable of masking, suppressing, or neutralizing odors. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |