🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

दुर्गंधनाशक

Pronunciation / Transliteration: durgandhnashak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deodorizer/diːˈoʊ.də.raɪ.zɚ/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कमरे की गंध हटाने के लिए दुर्गंधनाशक का छिड़काव करें।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance or device used to destroy or mask unpleasant smells.

    "She plugged an automatic room deodorizer into the hallway outlet to keep the air fresh."
  2. 2

    An agent that chemically neutralizes odor-causing compounds rather than merely covering them up.

    "The carpet cleaner contained a powerful enzyme deodorizer that removed deep-set pet odors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'de-' (expressing removal or reversal) combined with 'odor' (from Latin 'odor', a smell or scent), suffixed with '-ize' (forming verbs denoting action) and '-er' (denoting an agent or instrument). Coined in the 19th century during the rise of industrial chemistry and modern sanitation to describe substances used to eliminate offensive smells.

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