deodorant

Alternative forms

• deodourant (rare)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diˈəʊdəɹənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /diˈoʊdəɹənt/

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Noun

deodorant (plural deodorants)

1. Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
2. An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

Adjective

deodorant (not comparable)

1. acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor

See also

• antiperspirant

References

• deodorant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• deodorant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Noun

deodorant m

1. deodorant (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm)

Noun

deodorant c (singular definite deodoranten, plural indefinite deodoranter)

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Further reading

• “deodorant” in Den Danske Ordbog