Effluvium

[i'flu:viәm]

Definition

(noun.) a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste).

Checker: Nona--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Exhalation, vapor.

Edited by Kathleen

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Exhalation, emanation, malaria, miasma, stink

ANT:Ventilation, scent, disinfectant, zephyr, balm

Typist: Theodore

Definition

n. minute particles that flow out from bodies: disagreeable vapours rising from decaying matter:—pl. Efflu′via.—adj. Efflu′vial.

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