Agents that remove, correct, repress, or mask undesirable ODORS. In personal hygiene, deodorants often contain astringent preparations that reduce SWEATING, referred to as ANTIPERSPIRANTS. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Carbanilides are a class of chemical compounds used in pharmaceuticals and agriculture, characterized by the substitution of a carbonyl group with a carbanilide group, which has shown to have fungicidal, bacteriostatic, and anti-inflammatory properties.