ODORANT

Etymology

Noun

odorant (plural odorants)

Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

Adjective

odorant

Having an odour/odor.

Anagrams

• donator, tandoor, tornado

Source: Wiktionary


O"dor*ant, a. Etym: [L.odorans, -antis, p.pr.]

Definition: Yielding odors; fragrant. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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