Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for deodorize. Search instead for odoriz.
Definitions

deodorize

[dee-oh-duh-rahyz] / diˈoʊ dəˌraɪz /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

And toss in several used fabric softener sheets — a low-tech way to deodorize — along with a spritz of disinfectant spray to help cover the smells that will surely develop.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2021

She adds that dental cleaning tabs will also sanitize and deodorize.

From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2018

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

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2017

V. be inodorous &c. adj.†; not smell. deodorize.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

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

These oils are exposed to extremely high heat, sometimes bleached, sometimes deodorized because they smell so bad after such extraction measures; the heat alone can turn these oils into trans fats.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 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

The butter, which the pharmacist sells, is sometimes white and odourless, having been bleached and deodorized.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Arthur William Knapp

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

When introduced separately, the fat, water and protein components of yogurt also had a deodorizing effect on raw garlic, but fat and protein performed better than water.

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

The same selection principles apply to deodorizing sprays.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023

The decoction of the leaves is a useful cleansing and deodorizing application for ulcers.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training