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mephitis
[ muh-fahy-tis ]
/ məˈfaɪ tɪs /
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noun
(in nontechnical use) a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas.
any noisome or poisonous stench.
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Origin of mephitis
1700–10; <Latin mephītis, mefītis; compare Oscan Mefit(eí) the goddess of such exhalations
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Medical definitions for mephitis
mephitis
[ mə-fī′tĭs ]
n.
An offensive smell; a stench.
A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth.
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