effluvium
[ih-floo-vee-uh m]
noun, plural ef·flu·vi·a [ih-floo-vee-uh] /ɪˈflu vi ə/, ef·flu·vi·ums.
a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.
Origin of effluvium
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Historical Examples of effluvium
I am inclined to think, that this effluvium is not altogether an imaginary phenomenon.
Metapsychical PhenomenaJ. Maxwell
Some people give forth an effluvium, which is more visible than that of others.
Metapsychical PhenomenaJ. Maxwell
There is an optima distance for the realisation of this effluvium.
Metapsychical PhenomenaJ. Maxwell
The effluvium is visible under other conditions, which are worth noting.
Metapsychical PhenomenaJ. Maxwell
Some consider also that we inhale the effluvium arising from it, which has the like effect.
William Clayton's JournalWilliam Clayton
effluvium
noun plural -via (-vɪə) or -viums
Word Origin for effluvium
C17: from Latin: a flowing out; see effluent
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effluvium
[ĭ-flōō′vē-əm]
n. pl. ef•flu•vi•ums
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