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MALODORANT

malodorant: translation

(mal.OH.dur.unt)
n.
A foul smell; a weapon that uses a foul smell to disorient an attacker. —adj.
Example Citation:
The National Research Council panel wrote that it doesn't considermalodorantsto be "chemical weapons," which are outlawed by international treaty.
But others disagree. "Amalodorantis a chemical compound which exerts a temporary incapacitating effect on people, and in my view it's a toxic chemical under the Chemical Weapons Convention," said Mark Wheelis, a microbiologist at UC Davis who has written widely on chemical weaponry.
— Aaron Zitner, "Best Defense May Be a Good, Offensive Stench,"Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2002
Earliest Citation:
Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.has developed and commenced sample shipping three new types of catalyst for use in treating waste gases,malodorants, and organic solvents.
— "Nippon Shokubai develops three new catalysts,"Comline: Chemical Industry of Japan, July 4, 1991
Earliest Citation (weapon):
The Navy is also in the process of awarding Raytheon Company one to two year seed money (around $400,000) for NL payloads that can be dispensed from Extended Range Guided Munitions (ERGM) ship-launched munitions. The contract is part of the service's Technology Investment Program. Again, the payload could be sting balls or an encapsulatedmalodorantwhich could work as an area denial weapon.
— Lisa Troshinsky, "Non-Lethal Programs Will Enhance Navy And Marine Warfighting,"Navy News and Undersea Technology, May 10, 1999
Notes:
Amalodorantis an example of anon-lethal weapon, or a weapon designed to subdue, disorient, or knock out an opponent, but not to kill that opponent. Amalodorantis also called anodor weapon, astink weapon, or (of course) astink bomb. Whatever the name, it gives new meaning to the military abbreviation AOS — all options stink.
Related Words:
bioterrorist
dark biology
odortype
stink lines
weaponize
weapons-grade
Categories:
Science (General)
Military

  1. malodorant—malodorant bersetzungbel riechend...Dictionnaire Francais-Allemand
  2. malodorant—[mldrnt]зловонное вещество...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  3. malodorant—зловонное вещество зловонный вонючий...Англо-русский дополнительный словарь
  4. malodorant—malodorant . noun зловонное вещество . adj. malodorous...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  5. malodorant—одорантдобавка с неприятным запахом используется для обнаружения утечки газа...Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности
  6. malodorant—. сущ. зловонное вещество . прил. malodorous...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  7. malodorant—n. зловонное вещество...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  8. malodorant—adj fmem malodoranteплохо пахнущий зловонный...Большой французско-русский и русско-французский словарь
  9. malodorant—adj fm malodorante плохо пахнущий зловонный...Новый французско-русский словарь