effluvium
effluvium is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- act
- acute
- aeration
- aerial
- aerification
- aeriform
- aerodynamics
- aerostatics
- air
- airy
- alkali
- ammonia
- ammoniacal
- animal
- bladder
- bloodhound
- cloud
- diffuse
- elastic
- emanation
- emit
- essence
- ether
- ethereal
- evanesce
- evaporable
- evaporate
- exhalation
- exhale
- fish
- flatulence
- flatulency
- flatulent
- flatus
- fluid
- foul
- fragrance
- fume
- gas
- gaseity
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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