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effluvium (iou)



effluvium noun. , -iums. M17.
[Latin, from effluere, from EF- + fluere to flow: see -IUM.]
A flowing out. M17-E18.
Chiefly Hist. An outflow or stream of imperceptible particles, esp. as supposedly transmitting electrical or magnetic influence etc. M17.
R. Boyle The Effluvia of the Load-stone. W. Cowper Attracted by the effluvia of my genius.
An (esp. unpleasant) exhalation affecting the lungs or the sense of smell. M17.
Addison The miraculous Powers which the Effluviums of cheese have. C. Darwin The whole air tainted with the effluvium.
? Pl. effluvia sometimes treated as sing..