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odorization

odorization noun: the addition of an odorant to a gas (so that leaks can be more easily detected).

Noun

odorization (uncountable)

  1. The addition of an odorant to a gas (so that leaks can be more easily detected)

Forms of odorization

alternative formodourisation

Origin of odorization

From odor + -ization or odorize + -ation.

Questions about odorization

What does odorization mean?
Odorization means the addition of an odorant to a gas (so that leaks can be more easily detected).
What part of speech is odorization?
Odorization is a noun.

Words near odorization in the dictionary

  1. odorisers
  2. odorises
  3. odorising
  4. odorivector
  5. odorivectors
  6. odorization
  7. odorize
  8. odorized
  9. odorizer
  10. odorizers
  11. odorizes

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