effluvium


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
effluvium /ɪˈfluːvɪəm/
noun (pl. effluvia /-vɪə/) an unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge.
– origin C17: from L., from effluere ‘flow out’.
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