Found 2 items, similar to effluvium.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: effluvium
effluvium
n : a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous
waste)
[also:
effluvia (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Effluvium
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 from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from
ill drainage.
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