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odorize

(ˈəʊdəˌraɪz) or

odorise

vb (tr)
to give an odour to or impart a smell to
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o•dor•ize

(ˈoʊ dəˌraɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to make odorous.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.odorize - cause to smell or be smellyodorize - cause to smell or be smelly    
cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities
smell up, stink out, stink up - cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
aromatise, aromatize, perfume - fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
cense, incense, thurify - perfume especially with a censer
deodorise, deodorize, deodourise - eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"
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of odorized propane by end use; and EIA, Annual Energy Outlook, Table
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Congress to promote the use of clean, efficient odorized propane gas.
This requires leak surveying on the same schedule that transmission lines are leak surveyed (once each calendar year not to exceed 15 months for odorized lines and more frequently for non-odorized lines in Class 3 and Class 4 locations).
and State Economies in 2012,” aggregates gross domestic product values, as well as the contribution of the odorized propane industry to employment and wages on a national and state-by-state level.
Each experimental ant treated with either MG or PPG gland extracts odorized by brushing with 2[micro]L of the respective extract.
Naive, unconditioned mice avoided licking odorized water at concentrations >[10.sup.-7].
This study showed that passive pre-exposure to ethanol through a surrogate partner (a cotton ball odorized with ethanol) or via an anesthetized alcohol-intoxicated peer did not increase later acceptance for the drug aromatic cues.
odorized propane producers and importers (which is used to fund the "Propane.
Natural gas may be properly odorized at the processing station, but at some point en route to the customer, the gas may lose odorant and therefore the associated odor.