deodorant

noun

1. an agent for destroying odors.
2. a substance, often combined with an antiperspirant, for inhibiting or masking perspiration or other bodily odors.

adjective

3. capable of destroying odors: a deodorant cream.

noun

1. 1. a substance applied to the body to suppress or mask the odour of perspiration or other body odours
   2. (as modifier)a deodorant spray Compare antiperspirant
2. any substance for destroying or masking odours, such as liquid sprayed into the air

n.

1848, originally of substances to quell the odor of manure, formed in English as if from de- + Latin odorem “smell” (see odor (n.)). In reference to a substance to be used on the human body, from 1860. An earlier version, a perfumed powder, was called empasm (1650s), from Greek *empasma “to sprinkle on.”

n.

1. An agent that masks, suppresses, or neutralizes odors, especially a cosmetic applied to the skin to mask body odors.

adj.

1. Capable of masking, suppressing, or neutralizing odors.