Meaning & use
effluvia
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Unpleasant or noxious odors or waste matter given off by something, especially decaying material.
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The effluvia from the swamp drifted over the campsite at dusk.
Workers wore masks to avoid inhaling the effluvia from the chemical plant.
A note on using this word
'Effluvia' is technically the plural of 'effluvium,' though it is now used far more often than the singular form.
Words with a similar meaning
fumesstench
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