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deodorant
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun deodorant has 1 sense
- deodorant(n = noun.artifact) deodourant - a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors; Array is a kind of toilet articles, toiletry
Derived form verb deodorize1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
deodorant, n. (often attrib.) a substance sprayed or rubbed on to the body or sprayed into the air to remove or conceal unpleasant smells (a roll-on deodorant; has a deodorant effect).
Etymology
as DEODORIZE + -ANT
ROGET THESAURUS
deodorant
Inodorousness
N inodorousness, absence of smell, want of smell, deodorant, deodorization, deodorizer, inodorous, onodorate, scentless, without smell, wanting smell, deodorized, deodorizing.
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