body odor
body odor is the alternative spelling of body odour.
Meaning of body odour
Noun
body odour (countable and uncountable, plural body odours)
- The unpleasant smell produced by the human body, primarily resulting from the metabolic activity of skin bacteria on sweat secretions.
- Synonyms:
- BO, bromidrosis, osmidrosis, ozochrotia, fetid sweat
Forms of body odor
| plural | body odors |
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Questions about body odor
- What is body odor the alternative spelling of?
- Body odor is the alternative spelling of body odour.
Words near body odor in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: body odor (page history and authors); body odour (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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