effluvium \e-ˈflü-vē-əm\ (variant effluvia) noun: 1. an invisible emanation, especially an offensive exhalation or smell, 2. a by-product especially in the form of waste (plural effluvia or effluviums)
Etymology: Latin effluvium act of flowing out, from effluere
Compare this word to fluvial.
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