noxious exhalation
1Effluvia — Effluvium Ef*flu vi*um, n.; pl. {Effluvia}. [L., a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See {Effluent}, a.] Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium …
2Effluvium — Ef*flu vi*um, n.; pl. {Effluvia}. [L., a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See {Effluent}, a.] Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from… …
3effluvium — n. Exhalation, vapor, noxious exhalation …
4effluvium — ef•flu•vi•um [[t]ɪˈflu vi əm[/t]] n. pl. vi•a [[t] vi ə[/t]] vi•ums 1) a disagreeable or noxious exhalation, vapor, or odor 2) an invisible exhalation or vapor • Etymology: 1640–50; < L, =effluv , base of effluere (see effluent) + ium ium I… …
5miasma — n. (pl. mas or ♦ mata ) noxious exhalation from swamps, etc.; any such exhalation or atmosphere. ♦ miasmal, ♦ miasmous, ♦ miasmatic, a …
6mephitic — Foul, poisonous, or noxious. [L. mephitis, a noxious exhalation] * * * me·phit·ic mə fit ik adj having a foul odor …
7damp — [14] The familiar adjectival use of damp as ‘slightly wet’ is a comparatively recent development, from the 18th century. When the word was first borrowed into English, from Middle Low German damp, it was a noun meaning ‘vapour’ (an application… …
8damp — [14] The familiar adjectival use of damp as ‘slightly wet’ is a comparatively recent development, from the 18th century. When the word was first borrowed into English, from Middle Low German damp, it was a noun meaning ‘vapour’ (an application… …
9Mephistopheles — For other uses, see Mephistopheles (disambiguation). Mephistopheles flying over Wittenberg, in a lithograph by Eugène Delacroix. Mephistopheles (also Mephistophilus, Mephistophilis, Mephostopheles, Mephisto, Mephastophilis and variants) is a… …
10mephitic — [mɪ fɪtɪk] adjective literary (especially of a gas or vapour) foul smelling. Origin C17: from late L. mephiticus, from mephitis noxious exhalation …
