Deodorant vs Mothball - What's the difference?
deodorant | mothball |
Any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
a small ball of chemical pesticide and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage; mothballs have either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene as their active ingredient.
to store or shelve (something that is no longer used)
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As nouns the difference between deodorant and mothball
is that deodorant is any agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor while mothball is a small ball of chemical pesticide and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage; mothballs have either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene as their active ingredient.As a adjective deodorant
is acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.As a verb mothball is
to store or shelve (something that is no longer used).deodorant
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(wikipedia deodorant)Alternative forms
* deodourant (rare)Noun
(en noun)See also
* antiperspirantReferences
* * ----mothball
English
Alternative forms
* moth ball * moth-ballNoun
(wikipedia mothball) (en noun)Derived terms
* in mothballsVerb
(en verb)- They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.
Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
- Some schools might have an art studio, an area of forestry in the playground, or a performance stage in the hall – all exceptional assets. Just check they get plenty of use and aren't mothballed while the school concentrates on (you guessed it) maths and literacy.