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



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Word of the Day

11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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