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effluvium

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1. 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. Source: opted
2. n. a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) Source: wordnet
3. 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
4. Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by thesense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, theeffluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage. Source: adambom
5. n:100 n. a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) Source: ecdict

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exhalation bodies diseased drainage emanation ill invisible noisome noxious perceived putrefying smell subtile foul-smelling gaseous outflow sense vapor waste

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effluence effluency effluent effluents effluvia

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