Definitions for effluviumɪˈflu vi əm; -vi ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•flu•vi•umɪˈflu vi əm; -vi ə(n.)(pl.)-vi•a; -vi•ums.
a disagreeable or noxious exhalation, vapor, or odor.
an invisible exhalation or vapor.
Origin of effluvium:
1640–50; < L, =effluv-, base of effluere (see effluent ) +-ium -ium1
ef•flu′vi•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
effluvium(noun)
a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)
Wiktionary
effluvium(Noun)
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.
effluvium(Noun)
A condition causing the shedding of hair.
Origin: From effluvium, from effluo, from ex + fluo.
Webster Dictionary
Effluvium(adj)
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
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