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• offensive — of|fen|sive1 [ ə fensıv ] adjective * 1. ) unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed: books containing offensive language offensive odors There were complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women. 2. ) only …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• deodorant — 1. Eliminating or masking a smell, especially an unpleasant one. 2. An agent having such an action; especially a cosmetic combined with an antiperspirant. SYN: deodorizer. [L. de priv. + odoro, pp. atus, to give an odor to, fr. odor, a smell] * * …   Medical dictionary

• Terre Haute, Indiana — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Terre Haute, Indiana slogan = A Level Above settlement type = City nickname = imagesize = 250px image caption = Downtown Terre Haute, looking southwest image image mapsize = 250x200px map caption =… …   Wikipedia

• Composting — Portalpar|Sustainable development|Sustainable development.svgComposting is the aerobic decomposition of biodegradable organic matter, producing compost. (Or in a simpler form: Composting is the decaying of food, mostly vegetables or manure.) The… …   Wikipedia

• Deodorization — De*o dor*i*za tion, n. The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Deodorizer — De*o dor*i zer, n. He who, or that which, deodorizes; esp., an agent that destroys offensive odors. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rot — Rot, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rotting}.] [OE. rotien, AS. rotian; akin to D. rotten, Prov. G. rotten, OHG. rozz?n, G. r[ o]sten to steep flax, Icel. rotna to rot, Sw. ruttna, Dan. raadne, Icel. rottin rotten. [root]117. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rotted — Rot Rot, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rotting}.] [OE. rotien, AS. rotian; akin to D. rotten, Prov. G. rotten, OHG. rozz?n, G. r[ o]sten to steep flax, Icel. rotna to rot, Sw. ruttna, Dan. raadne, Icel. rottin rotten. [root]117.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rotting — Rot Rot, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rotting}.] [OE. rotien, AS. rotian; akin to D. rotten, Prov. G. rotten, OHG. rozz?n, G. r[ o]sten to steep flax, Icel. rotna to rot, Sw. ruttna, Dan. raadne, Icel. rottin rotten. [root]117.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Selenol — In organic chemistry, a selenol is a chemical compound that contains the functional group composed of a selenium atom bonded to a hydrogen atom ( SeH). Volatile molecular weight selenols have highly offensive odors and are easily oxidized to… …   Wikipedia

• decay — decayable, adj. decayedness /di kayd nis, kay id /, adj. decayless, adj. /di kay /, v.i. 1. to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. 2. to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. 3. Physics. (of a radioactive …   Universalium