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odourless, a.|ˈəʊdəlɪs|
[f. odour + -less.]
Without odour or scent; inodorous. Hence ˈodourlessness, the condition of being without odour.
18..Poe Hans Pfaal Wks. 1896 II. 12 It is tasteless, but not odorless. 1859Wilson & Geikie Mem. E. Forbes iv. 127 Colourless, odourless crystals. 1879Hartwig Aerial W. ii. 19 The oxygen of the air..odourless and tasteless. 1890Retrospect Med. CII. 149 The odourlessness of Aristol..renders the drug most useful in the treatment of soft chancre. 1901Westm. Gaz. 24 Dec. 9/1 We would again lay stress on the odourlessness; it is a whale, not a smelt. 1963W. Summer Methods Air Deodorization iii. 101 The simultaneous olfaction of two selected and matched odours will cause the psychological effect of odourlessness. 1968[see osmoceptor]. |