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单词 odorating
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odoratingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: odour n., -ate suffix3, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < odour n. (see forms s.v.) + -ate suffix3 + -ing suffix2, perhaps after odorate adj.
U.S. Obsolete. rare.
That emits or diffuses an odour, esp. one which is pleasant.
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1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 489 Whales..have a perception, even at a distance, of odorating bodies.
1876 Official Catal. U.S. Centennial Comm. (ed. 2) III. 34/2 Cyclone heater, car-door, odorating apparatus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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