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reodorant en · NOUN
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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:Aromatics, sometimes referred to as reodorants, are added to fabric sizing to disguise the glue or casein smell, leaving the product with a fine fresh odor.
1984, Nicholas Basta, George T. Austin, Shreve's Chemical Process Industries Handbook, 5th edition, page 485: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:
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