effluvial








< /ɪˈflu vi ə/, ef·flu·vi·ums.

  1. a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious.

noun plural -via (-vɪə) or -viums

  1. an unpleasant smell or exhalation, as of gaseous waste or decaying matter
n.

1640s, from Latin effluvium “a flowing out,” from effluere (see effluence).

n. pl. ef•flu•vi•ums

  1. A shedding, especially of hair.
  2. An exhalation, especially one of bad odor or injurious influence. No longer in technical use.
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