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deodorize

[dee-oh-duh-rahyz] / diˈoʊ dəˌraɪz /


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She explained that the batons, a centuries-old French tradition, can stave off fleas, mice, rats, moles, scorpions and spiders; deodorize your bathroom; help you sleep; and calm your raw nerves.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022

Sprinkle it on carpets or rugs to clean and deodorize, or mix with dish soap to clean your sink.

From Fox News ● Dec. 30, 2021

Keep garbage cans clean and deodorize them with bleach or ammonia.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2017

There are a number of ways to sanitize and deodorize, using either vinegar, hydrogen peroxide or cut lemons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2016

Is it possible to deodorize a word which comes to us redolent of "good, thick stupefying incense-smoke," mingled with the reek of the auto-da-fé?

From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by William Archer

While the lemon deodorizes any unwanted smells, the salt scrapes off any remaining residue.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2023

But in showing lots of faces headed for the loo, the spray that deodorizes air by reodorizing it pulls it off with a spot asking whether your bathroom is ready for America’s “halftime bathroom break.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2017

First, lactic-acid bacteria are added after each defecation: the anaerobic fermentation sanitizes and deodorizes.

From Nature ● Jun. 13, 2012

The powdered bark is very useful as an application to indolent ulcers which it instantly deodorizes; like powdered quinine it is used in the treatment of superficial gangrene.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

The oil is extracted from sources such as soybeans, palm fruit, canola seeds, sunflower seeds, and corn, and is then refined, bleached, and deodorized to make it more palatable.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

Once you've deodorized and scrubbed your cutting board, don't forget to give it—and the rest of your station—a good wash, especially if you've been working with raw proteins.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2023

The announcement flipped the minister's statement a day earlier, in which he had said the export ban would only cover refined, bleached, and deodorized palm olein.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2022

“I went down to the front desk to see if there were any rooms that had been cleaned and deodorized the day before, so the scent would not be as strong.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2022

Everything tastes so desiccated and deodorized, the mere shadow of really substantial viands, a veritable feast of Barmecide.

From In Jeopardy by Van Tassel Sutphen

Throughout the process, Huml also uses a variety of machines to clean the air, including air scrubbers, deodorizing hydroxyl generators and negative air machines that clean the air and push it outside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

Depending on the type of mattress you have, baking soda can be a powerful deodorizing agent.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

Researchers tested the garlic deodorizing capacity of yogurt and its individual components of water, fat and protein to see how each stood up to the stink.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

For combination products, you have to choose between which effect you want to be stronger, the sweat-blocking plug or the deodorizing fragrance, says Shari Lipner, an associate professor of clinical dermatology at Weill Cornell Medicine.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2023

Sold them a preparation of my invention for deodorizing certain by-products used for manufacturing purposes.

From Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams


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