noun
also foe·tor ˈfēd.ə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English fetour, from Latin fetor, foetor, from fetēre, foetēre to have an offensive smell, stink + -or — more at fetid
: a usually strong offensive smell : stench , fetidness
burned sugar to dispel the fetor of the sickroom — Jean Stafford
fetor of breath