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Mephitis

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Noun
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me=phi=tis

CIDE DICTIONARY

Mephitisn. [L. mephitis : cf. F. méphitis.].
  •  Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A genus of mammals, including the skunks.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Mephitis, n.
1 a noxious emanation, esp. from the earth.
2 a foul-smelling or poisonous stench.

Derivative
mephitic adj.
Etymology
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ROGET THESAURUS

Mephitis

Bane

N bane, curse, evil, hurtfulness, painfulness, scourge, damnosa hereditas, white elephant, sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle, poison, toxin, teratogen, leaven, virus venom, arsenic, antimony, tartar emetic, strychnine, nicotine, miasma, miasm, mephitis, malaria, azote, sewer gas, pest, Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid, bichloride of mercury, carbonic acid, carbonic gas, choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane, hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite, banewort, bhang, ganja, hashish, Upas tree, Toxline (online), rust, worm, helminth, moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew, dry rot, canker, cankerworm, cancer, torpedo, viper, demon, toxicology, baneful, poisonous, phr, bibere venenum in auro, Contingent Subservience.


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