EFFLUVIUM


Meaning of EFFLUVIUM in English

— effluvial , adj.

/i flooh"vee euhm/ , n. , pl. effluvia /-vee euh/ , effluviums .

a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable or noxious.

[ 1640-50; ef- EF- + fluv-, base of fluere to flow (see EFFLUENT) + -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .