effluvium

3 definitions found

effluvium - 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]

effluvium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  effluvium
      n 1: a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous
           waste)

effluvium - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "effluvium":
     afterdamp, aroma, aura, blackdamp, breath, chokedamp, cloud,
     coal gas, damp, definite odor, detectable odor, ectoplasm,
     ectoplasy, emanation, essence, exhalation, exhaust, exhaust gas,
     exteriorized protoplasm, fetid air, firedamp, flatus, flavor,
     fluid, fragrance, fume, malaria, mephitis, miasma, odor,
     puff of smoke, redolence, reek, savor, scent, smell, smoke, smudge,
     spoor, steam, stench, subtle odor, trace, trail, vapor, volatile,
     water vapor, whiff