effluvium
a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
Origin of effluvium
1Other words from effluvium
- ef·flu·vi·al, adjective
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How to use effluvium in a sentence
As an Ebola patient slips from bad to worse to dire, he can expel as many as two and a half gallons of effluvia a day.
Several instances have come under my observation which justify the assertion that the disease cannot be propagated by effluvia.
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae | Edward JennerOf the offensive nature of animal effluvia, the senses of every one who enters a crowded assembly, must immediately convince him.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThe perfume of Paris and the effluvia of death intermingled are sufficient to breed a pestilence!
The Sorrows of Satan | Marie CorelliThe fresh air has the power of removing much of the noxious effluvia received from the body by the clothing.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy | Catherine Esther Beecher
It was a dusky night, I could not prevent his being assailed by the evening effluvia of Edinburgh.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume | Joseph Grego
British Dictionary definitions for effluvium
/ (ɛˈfluːvɪəm) /
an unpleasant smell or exhalation, as of gaseous waste or decaying matter
Origin of effluvium
1Derived forms of effluvium
- effluvial, adjective
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