Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
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
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(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
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
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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:
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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
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)