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deodorant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ (General-American)
  • /diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
    • The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1. 1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deodourant alternative, rare lexicographic

Relateds

antiperspirant

Translations (5)

el αποσμητικός (acting to control odor) · it deodorante (acting to control odor) · de geruchtilgend (acting to control odor) · bg дезодорант (acting to control odor) · nrf d'sodothant (acting to control odor)

deodorant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ (General-American)
  • /diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor. By surface analysis, de- + odor + -ant.

Meanings

  1. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
    • The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1. 1987, Amy C Lee Wong, Factors affecting growth of Staphylococcus aureus and production of toxic shock syndrome-1:
  2. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor. ▸ An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
    • Banned are newspapers and books, noncotton clothing, after-shave lotions and deodorants, all nonorganic or processed foods[…]. 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deodourant alternative, rare lexicographic
deodorants Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nondeodorant · winning is a great deodorant · success is a great deodorant · stick deodorant

Relateds

odor · odorous

Translations (97)

yi דעאָדאָראַנט (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ast desodorante (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ko 탈취제 (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fo deodorantur (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · pl dezodorant (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · pt desodorante (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · cmn 除臭劑 /除臭剂 (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · mk дезодора́нс (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · hi गन्धहर (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fi hajunpoistoaine (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · fa بو زدا (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sl deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · th ยาดับกลิ่น (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sk deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fa دئودورانت (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · es desodorante (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · nrf d'sodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · eo senodorigilo (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · cmn 體香劑 /体香剂 (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · pt desodorizante (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · tr deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · bg дезодора́нт (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ar مُزِيل اَلرَّائِحَة (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · be дэзадара́нт (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · cmn 脫臭劑 /脱臭剂 (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sh dezodorans (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · pt desodorante (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · km ថ្នាំបំបាត់ក្លិន (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ko 데오도란트 (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · vi chất khử mùi (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · kl unersunniiaat (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · kk дезодорант (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · id deodoran (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · cy diaroglydd (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · nrf d'sodorant (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · nl deo (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fi hajunpoistaja (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · mk дезодора́нс (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · nb deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ro deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · cmn 防臭劑 /防臭剂 (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · hi गंधहर (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · gl desodorizante (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · ru дезодора́нт (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · tg дезодорант (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · el αποσμητικό (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · et desodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · gl desodorizante (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · bo དྲི་ངན་སངས་སྨན (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · lv dezodorants (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ast desodorante (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · ar مُزِيل اَلْعَرَق (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fi dödö (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · da deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sv deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · la foetōris delumentum (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · acw مُزِيل عَرَق (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fi deodorantti (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · haw hamo pōʻaeʻae (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · lo ຢາດັບກິ່ນ (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · de Deo (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sh дезодоранс (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · bg дезодора́нт (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · ka დეზოდორანტი (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ca desodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · fr déodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ky дезодорант (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · az dezodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · pl dezodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · it deodorante (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · mn үнэр дарагч (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · el αποσμητικό (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · he דֶּאוֹדוֹרַנְט (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · nl deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · de Deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · mn дезодорант (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · uz dezodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ja デオドラント (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · rm deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · cs deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · pt desodorizante (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · lt dezodorantas (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ru дезодора́нт (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sw dawa ya kikwapa (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · is svitalyktareyðir (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ms deodoran (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · hy հոտազերծիչ (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sq deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · hi दुर्गन्धहर (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · hu dezodor (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · uk дезодора́нт (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · it deodorante (any agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor) · vi bay mùi (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · ms ubat ketiak (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · he אַל־רֵיחַ (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · id deodoran (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) · sw kuondoa harufu (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)