effluvia

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effluvia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]