In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEODORIZE
deodorize, deodorise, deodourise
(verb) eliminate the odor from; “This stick will deodorize your armpits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
deodorize (third-person singular simple present deodorizes, present participle deodorizing, simple past and past participle deodorized)
To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).
Source: Wiktionary
De*o"dor*ize, v. t.
Definition: To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from impurities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
13 January 2025
SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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