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Definition of Odourless
1. Adjective. Having no odor. "Odorless flowers"
Attributes: Aroma, Odor, Odour, Olfactory Property, Scent, Smell
Similar to: Non-aromatic, Scentless
Antonyms: Odorous
Definition of Odourless
1. Adjective. Having no odour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Odourless
Literary usage of Odourless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library World (1905)
"... Is a specially prepared, odourless floor fluid, which is now being used in HM
Patent Office ... odourless ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The orientation of the substituent groups in the benzene nucleus also affects odour.
In general, the meta compounds are odourless, while the ortho and para ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1891)
"... nostril is odourless ; its little particles must be disengaged, and be carried
freely by the atmosphere into the nasal cavity before we are affected by ..."
4. The Care of the Body by Francis Cavanagh (1907)
"... particles—Scherl and high pavilions— The sensitiveness of smell as proved by
ambergris—Micro-organisms of disease are odourless—Intimate connection of ..."
5. British Progress in Pumps and Pumping Engines by Philip R. Björling (1905)
"Duke and Ockenden, of Littlehampton, England, is shown in sectional elevation, Fig.
i, and perspective view of the " odourless Dando " type in Fig. 2. ..."
6. British Progress in Pumps and Pumping Engines by Philip R. Björling (1905)
"1, and perspective view of the " odourless Dando" type in Fig. 2. This pump is
worthy of special notice, and its work will readily be understood by ..."
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