fetor
or foe·tor
[ fee-ter ]
/ ˈfi tər /
noun
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
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RELATED WORDS
stink, smell, stench, reek, vapor, odor, gas, fumes, smog, pollution, mephitis, effluvium, redolence, funk, malodor, foulness
Nearby words
- fetology,
- fetometry,
- fetopathy,
- fetoplacental,
- fetoprotein,
- fetor ex ore,
- fetor hepaticus,
- fetoscope,
- fetoscopic,
- fetoscopist
Origin of fetor
1475–1500; < Latin, equivalent to fēt- (stem of fētēre to stink) + -or -or1; replacing earlier fetour < Middle French < Latin fētōr-, stem of fētor
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fetor
foetor
/ (ˈfiːtə, -tɔː) /
noun
an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench
Word Origin for fetor
C15: from Latin, from fētēre to stink
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fetor
"offensive smell," mid-15c., from Latin fetor, foetor, from fetere (see fetid).
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fetor
[ fē′tər, -tôr′ ]
n.
A very offensive odor.
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