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scentproof

scentproof adjective: resistant to scent.

Adjective

scentproof (comparative more scentproof, superlative most scentproof)

  1. Resistant to scent.
    • Use it as a template to create scentproof setups on your own hunting area this fall.2008, Field & Stream, volume 113, number 4, page 70
    • Dharthi rolled herself into the hammock as if it were a scentproof, claw-proof cocoon and tried to sleep.2016, Jonathan Strahan, Neil Gaiman, Paolo Bacigalupi, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, volume 10

Forms of scentproof

comparativemore scentproof
superlativemost scentproof

Origin of scentproof

From scent + -proof.

Questions about scentproof

What does scentproof mean?
Scentproof means resistant to scent.
What part of speech is scentproof?
Scentproof is an adjective.

Words near scentproof in the dictionary

  1. scentings
  2. scentless
  3. scentlessness
  4. scentmaker
  5. scentmakers
  6. scentproof
  7. scents
  8. scents out
  9. scentscape
  10. scentscapes
  11. scentwood

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