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deodorant
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English
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Etymology
From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.
Pronunciation
Noun
deodorant (plural deodorants)
- Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- 1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1:
- The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.
- An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
- 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader:
- Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods […] .
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor
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odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm
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Adjective
deodorant (not comparable)
- acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
- 1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1:
- The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.
Translations
acting to control odor
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See also
References
- “deodorant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “deodorant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
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Pronunciation
Noun
deodorant m inan
- deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)
Declension
Declension of deodorant (hard masculine inanimate)
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Danish
Noun
deodorant c (singular definite deodoranten, plural indefinite deodoranter)
Declension
Further reading
Dutch
Alternative forms
- deodorans (dated)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
deodorant m or n (plural deodoranten)
Derived terms
- deo
- deodorantbus
Indonesian
Noun
déodorant
- nonstandard form of deodoran
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
deodorant n (plural deodorante)
Declension
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Swedish
Etymology
Noun
deodorant c
Declension
Derived terms
- deodorantstift (“deodorant stick”)
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References
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