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English
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Noun
odorant (plural odorants)
- Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes
Translations
substance with distinctive smell
Adjective
odorant
- Having an odour/odor.
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French
Etymology
From Latin odorantem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
odorant (feminine odorante, masculine plural odorants, feminine plural odorantes)
- scented, aromatic
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Latin
Verb
odōrant
- third-person plural present active indicative of odōrō
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French odorant.
Adjective
odorant m or n (feminine singular odorantă, masculine plural odoranți, feminine and neuter plural odorante)
- odorous, odoriferous
Declension