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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EFFLU'VIUM, n. plu. effluvia. [L. from effluo, to flow out. See Flow.] The minute and often invisible particles which exhale from most, if not all terrestrial bodies, such as the odor or smell of plants, and the noxious exhalations from diseased bodies or putrefying animal or vegetable substances.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)

Merriam Webster's

also effluvia noun (plural -via; also -viums) Etymology: Latin effluvium act of flowing out, from effluere Date: 1651 1. an invisible emanation; especially an offensive exhalation or smell 2. a by-product especially in the form of waste

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. effluvia) an unpleasant or noxious odour or exhaled substance affecting the lungs or the sense of smell etc. Etymology: L (as EFFLUENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Effluvium Ef*flu"vi*um, n.; pl. Effluvia. [L., a flowing out, fr. effluere to flow out. See Effluent, 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Exhalation, vapor, noxious exhalation.

Moby Thesaurus

afterdamp, aroma, aura, blackdamp, breath, chokedamp, cloud, coal gas, damp, definite odor, detectable odor, ectoplasm, ectoplasy, emanation, essence, exhalation, exhaust, exhaust gas, exteriorized protoplasm, fetid air, firedamp, flatus, flavor, fluid, fragrance, fume, malaria, mephitis, miasma, odor, puff of smoke, redolence, reek, savor, scent, smell, smoke, smudge, spoor, steam, stench, subtle odor, trace, trail, vapor, volatile, water vapor, whiff