effluvium - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'effluvium' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Effluvium

[ 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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effable efface effaceable effaced effacement effacing effascinate effascination effect effected

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