Definition of Deodorize

1. Verb. Eliminate the odor from. "This stick will deodorize your armpits"

Exact synonyms: Deodorise, Deodourise
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Deodorant, Deodourant
Antonyms: Odorize, Odourise

Definition of Deodorize

1. v. t. To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from impurities.

Definition of Deodorize

1. Verb. To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deodorize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deodorize

deodate
deodates
deodorant
deodorants
deodorisation
deodorisations
deodorise
deodorised
deodorised opium
deodoriser
deodorisers
deodorises
deodorising
deodorization
deodorizations
deodorize
deodorized
deodorizer
deodorizers
deodorizes
deodorizing
deodourant
deodourisation
deodourise
deodourised
deodourises
deodourising
deodourization
deodourize
deoil

Literary usage of Deodorize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1896)
"... cessation in the d ischarge of any secretion.—1> NP Brubaker, in Pacific Druggist and Physician. To Deodorize IODOFORM.— R.—Carbolic acid - - 1 part. ..."

2. The Evolution of Greater Britain's Antiseptic House & Town Sewage-drainage by Isaac Shone (1914)
"... can a Webb lamp with a consumption of, say, 1000 cub. ft. of gas per hour extract and deodorize, I find no materials given for answering that question. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1906)
"I believe a better plan is to deodorize the opium first." JW England ; " No. The official method is satisfactory. Proposed process would be unsatisfactory, ..."

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