mephitic
mephitic 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.Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors. Mephitic air (Chem.), carbon dioxide; -- so called because of its deadly suffocating power. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acrid
- acridity
- assafoetida
- astringency
- astringent
- azotic
- bad
- bite
- biting
- bitter
- catching
- contagion
- contagious
- deadly
- death
- deleterious
- empyreuma
- empyreumatic
- epidemic
- epizootic
- fetid
- fetor
- fitchet
- fitchew
- foul
- foulness
- frouzy
- fulsome
- fungus
- fusty
- garlic
- gas
- harsh
- have
- high
- indigestible
- infectious
- innutritious
- insalubrious
- insalubrity
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: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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