Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deodorization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: de-odor-iza-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English deodorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English deodorization From deodorize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

deodorizations (plural) deodorisation (alternative) deodourisation (alternative) deodourization (alternative)

Questions

What does deodorization mean?: The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.
Where does deodorization come from?: Etymology tree English deodorize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English deodorization From deodorize + -ation.

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