reodorant
reodorant noun: a chemical additive designed to restore, enhance or disguise an odor.
Noun
reodorant (plural reodorants)
- A chemical additive designed to restore, enhance or disguise an odor.
- Care must be taken never to use a reodorant to mask or cover up a toxic concentration of gas.1960, American Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning Engineers, Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning Guide, page 83
- Some new material, the mask or reodorant which has something in common with the unwanted odour is added, eg an acid odour can be built up to a fruity note.1966, R. W. Moncrieff, Odour Preferences, page 314
Forms of reodorant
| plural | reodorants |
|---|---|
| alternative form | reodourant |
Questions about reodorant
- What does reodorant mean?
- Reodorant means a chemical additive designed to restore, enhance or disguise an odor.
- What part of speech is reodorant?
- Reodorant is a noun.
- What is the plural of reodorant?
- The plural of reodorant is reodorants.
Words near reodorant in the dictionary
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