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Effluvium

noun
(pl. effluvia)
1.
A foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste).






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"Effluvium" Quotes from Famous Books



... thus blind him with, the objectionable fluid, after which they can attack him with comparative impunity. A forest officer informs me that the Gonds have a somewhat similar tradition, and that they believe that the dogs first of all micturate on the ground around the tiger, and that the effluvium has the effect of blinding him.[23] The late Mr. Sanderson, in his "Thirteen Years amongst the Wild Beasts of India," mentions an instance reported to him by the natives of their finding a tiger sitting up with his ...
— Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore • Robert H. Elliot

... closed down the cover of the tube, but not before a vile effluvium seemed to escape, and penetrate even to us in our hiding places. As he moved forward, Kennedy gave a flying leap at him, and we followed with a ...
— The Exploits of Elaine • Arthur B. Reeve



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