effluvium (noun)
1effluvium — ► NOUN (pl. effluvia) ▪ an unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge. ORIGIN Latin …
2effluvium — noun a) a gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul smelling one b) a condition causing the shedding of hair …
3effluvium — also effluvia noun (plural via; also viums) Etymology: Latin effluvium act of flowing out, from effluere Date: 1651 1. an invisible emanation; especially an offensive exhalation or smell 2. a by product especially in the form of waste …
4effluvium — [ɪ flu:vɪəm] noun (plural effluvia vɪə) an unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge. Origin C17: from L., from effluere flow out …
5effluvium — /əˈfluviəm/ (say uh floohveeuhm) noun (plural effluvia /əˈfluviə/ (say uh floohveeuh) or effluviums) a slight or invisible exhalation or vapour, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious. {Latin: a flowing out} –effluvial, adjective …
6emission — noun Date: 1607 1. a. an act or instance of emitting ; emanation b. archaic publication c. a putting into circulation 2. a. something sent forth by emitting: as (1) electromagnetic radiation from an antenna or a celestial body …
7effluvia — noun see effluvium …
8exhalation — noun a) The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation. b) That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam; effluvium; emanation; as, exhalations from the earth or flowers,… …
9colluvies — noun a) effluvium b) medley, hotchpotch …
10effluent — noun the effluent from papermaking contains may contaminants Syn: (liquid) waste, sewage, waste water, effluvium, outflow, discharge, emission …
