odorless

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Recent Examples of odorless These safety devices are designed to identify leaks of flammable gases, such as methane, propane, or butane—all of which are naturally odorless. Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025 Due to their high metabolism and sensitive respiratory system, these small, yellow songbirds succumbed to the invisible, odorless gas much faster than humans. Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025 Methanol is a clear, odorless, highly flammable liquid found in antifreeze, varnish and fuel. Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 This naturally occurring gas is odorless and colorless, but also radioactive. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025 The company says the finalized Bio foil provides the full and appropriate level of impermeable barrier protection and odorless performance. New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025 Formaldehyde, a colorless, odorless gas used in household products, wood-product manufacturing and from burning fossil fuels. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 Zevo On-Body insect repellent offers up to 8 hours of odorless, non-sticky protection against mosquitoes and ticks with a lightweight formula made from IR3535, an ingredient inspired by a naturally occurring amino acid. Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Thallium is a toxic heavy metal, and tasteless and odorless element. Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for odorless
Adjective
  • Dryer sheets do come in unscented versions.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The pumpkin is carved from unscented paraffin wax and hollowed out in the center to hide the wires needed to create this natural candle effect.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Midsummer is usually when sargassum, the floating seaweed that often washes up in malodorous piles on Florida beaches, starts to wane.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Callery pear and Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Walking deeper into a smelly cave along the Albania-Greece border, cavers shined their flashlights along the rock walls and illuminated a massive spider colony.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Take out the trash immediately after throwing away smelly items like diapers and leftovers from your seafood dinner.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The fabric also features Lululemon’s signature Silverescent technology, which prevents the growth of stinky bacteria.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Justin Herbert tried to stand 6-feet-6 in his team’s putrid urine-yellow uniform.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • However, beneath the makeup, amiable veneer and his seemingly normal brickfront home lurked unbelievable darkness — and a putrid odor that ultimately did him in.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Charles has visited every continent on Earth, drinking rancid yak butter tea in Lhasa, snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos and even climbing an iceberg in Antarctica.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Beans sometimes smelled rancid.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • All spoke about the inhumane conditions, from the fetid human waste to having to stand during the rain because there is nowhere to lie down.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This fetid flow — filled with both pathogens and toxic chemicals — stems from inadequate treatment near Tijuana, shuttering beaches and sickening Navy SEALs for years.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Odorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odorless. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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