different between deodorant vs odorant

English

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): /di???d???nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /di?o?d???nt/

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.

Related terms

• odor
• odorous

Translations

Adjective

deodorant (not comparable)

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

Translations

See also

• antiperspirant

References

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

Czech

Noun

deodorant m

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

Danish

Noun

deodorant c (singular definite deodoranten, plural indefinite deodoranter)

1. deodorant

Declension

Further reading

• “deodorant” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• deodorans (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from English deodorant or French déodorant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de?.o?.do??r?nt/
• Hyphenation: de?odo?rant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

deodorant m or n (plural deodoranten)

1. deodorant

Derived terms

• deo
• deodorantbus

Indonesian

Noun

deodorant (first-person possessive deodorantku, second-person possessive deodorantmu, third-person possessive deodorantnya)

1. Alternative spelling of deodoran (“deodorant”)

Romanian

Etymology

From French déodorant

Noun

deodorant n (plural deodoran?i)

1. deodorant

Declension

English

Etymology

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Alternative forms

• odourant

Noun

odorant (plural odorants)

1. Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

Translations

Adjective

odorant

1. Having an odour/odor.

Derived terms

• deodorant
• reodorant

Anagrams

• donator, tandoor, tornado

French

Etymology

From Latin odorantem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.d?.???/

Adjective

odorant (feminine singular odorante, masculine plural odorants, feminine plural odorantes)

1. scented, aromatic

Derived terms

• acore odorant

Further reading

• “odorant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

od?rant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of od?r?

Romanian

Etymology

From French odorant.

Adjective

odorant m or n (feminine singular odorant?, masculine plural odoran?i, feminine and neuter plural odorante)

1. odorous, odoriferous

Declension