effluvium
11effluvium — effluvial, adj. /i flooh vee euhm/, n., pl. effluvia / vee euh/, effluviums. a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable or noxious. [1640 50; < L, equiv. to ef EF + fluv , base of fluere to flow (see EFFLUENT) + ium… …
12effluvium — noun a) a gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul smelling one b) a condition causing the shedding of hair …
13effluvium — Shedding of hair. SEE ALSO: defluxion (1). [L. a flowing out, fr. ef fluo, to flow out] anagen e. sudden diffuse hair shedding with cancer chemotherapy or radiation, usually reversible when treatment ends …
14effluvium — Synonyms and related words: afterdamp, aroma, aura, blackdamp, breath, chokedamp, cloud, coal gas, damp, definite odor, detectable odor, ectoplasm, ectoplasy, emanation, essence, exhalation, exhaust, exhaust gas, exteriorized protoplasm, fetid… …
15effluvium — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. emanation, exhalation, exhaust, odor; see drainage , emanation 2 , smell 2 , vapor …
16effluvium — n. outflow; exhalation (especially one with an unpleasant odor) …
17effluvium — (eh FLOO vee um) [Latin: a flowing out] A foul smelling or noxious vapor; an invisible emanation, as from putrid matter; a miasma …
18effluvium — [ɪ flu:vɪəm] noun (plural effluvia vɪə) an unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge. Origin C17: from L., from effluere flow out …
19effluvium — n. Exhalation, vapor, noxious exhalation …
20effluvium — n fume, exhalation, exhaust; miasma, mephitis, Archaic. malaria; gas, vapor; reek, stench, odor …
