malodor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of malodor
Example Sentences
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He said that type of ethanol costs significantly less than ethanol filtered using activated carbon filtration, which would typically remove almost all contaminants and the malodor with it.”
From Fox News • Jul. 15, 2020
People who can’t contain themselves bear only some of the blame for the malodor, experts say: trash, sewage and other sources are generally greater contributors to the stench.
From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2016
Somehow the prospect of the corpse plant’s malodor is part of its appeal.
From Scientific American • Mar. 21, 2012
Range Resources says that the D.E.P. visited the area on 24 separate occasions and found no malodor.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2011
Zola and his gang delved into moral cesspools, and the world grew aweary of the malodor.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
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