Hypertext Webster Gateway: "effluvium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Effluvium \Ef*flu"vi*um\, n.; pl. {Effluvia}. [L., a flowing
out, fr. effluere to flow out. See {Effluent}, a.]
Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the
sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation;
as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from
ill drainage.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
effluvium
n : an foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous
waste)
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