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| air |
the tasteless, odorless, and colorless mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases that forms the earth's atmosphere. [1/8 definitions] |
| arsenic |
a tasteless, odorless, extremely poisonous white compound of arsenic and oxygen, used as a pesticide; arsenous acid; arsenic trioxide. [1/2 definitions] |
| benzocaine |
a white, odorless, tasteless powder used in ointments as a local anesthetic and a shield against sunburn. |
| calomel |
a white tasteless powder containing mercury, used as a laxative, fungicide, or purgative; mercurous chloride. |
| garish |
marked by excessive or tasteless color or decoration; gaudy; flashy. [1/2 definitions] |
| girlie |
(informal) featuring or depicting nude or nearly nude young women, esp. in a tasteless way. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. [1/2 definitions] |
| saliva |
the colorless, tasteless liquid that is produced by glands in the mouth and that aids in the tasting, chewing, and digestion of food. |
| stearin |
a colorless, odorless, tasteless ester found in most animal and vegetable fats that is used in the manufacture of soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, and the like. |
| warfarin |
a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and water-insoluble crystalline compound used to kill rodents and, in medicine, to prevent coagulation. |
| water |
a transparent, tasteless, and odorless liquid that takes the form of rain, rivers, oceans, and lakes and is required to sustain most forms of life. [1/14 definitions] |
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