halitus
ɪ noun, plural hal·i·tus·es.
breath; exhalation; vapor.
Origin:
1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to hāl(āre) to breathe, exhale + -itus suffix of v. action (probably by analogy with spīritus spirit)
1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to hāl(āre) to breathe, exhale + -itus suffix of v. action (probably by analogy with spīritus spirit)
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halitus hal·i·tus (hāl'ĭ-təs)
n.
An exhalation, as of a breath or vapor.
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