different between reodorant vs odorant

English

Alternative forms

• reodourant (very rare)

Noun

reodorant (plural reodorants)

1. A chemical additive designed to restore, enhance or disguise an odor.
   • 1960, American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning Guide, page 83

     Care must be taken never to use a reodorant to mask or cover up a toxic concentration of gas.

   • 1966, R. W. Moncrieff, Odour Preferences, page 314

     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.

   • 1984, Nicholas Basta, George T. Austin, Shreve's Chemical Process Industries Handbook 5th ed., page 485

     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.

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

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