"nonscent" meaning in English

See nonscent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nonscents [plural]
Etymology: From non- + scent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|scent}} non- + scent Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonscent (countable and uncountable, plural nonscents)
  1. Absence of scent. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonscent-en-noun-KUzWf60E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, A. M. Homes, This Book Will Save Your Life",
          "text": "He breathed deeply—nonscent. The house had no smell at all except that it smelled clean, almost lemony and crisp.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2017, Chris Vola, Only the Dead Know Brooklyn, page 141",
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