Effluvium

Definition:

  • (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.

Compare effluvium with other words:

effluvium vs. smelly

effluvium vs. hair

effluvium vs. exhalation