adjective
- having an odor added, especially a distinctive smell added to a naturally odorless substance for safety purposes
Usage: technical
Examples
- Natural gas is odorized with a chemical that smells like rotten eggs.
- The odorized propane made it easy to detect the leak.
- Safety regulations require that odorized gas be used in residential areas.
- The technician checked that the gas line contained properly odorized fuel.
- Odorized natural gas helps prevent dangerous accidents in homes.