EFFLUVIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: effluvia   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("effluvium" is a kind of...):

discharge; emission (a substance that is emitted or released)

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