mephitis

[ muh-fahy-tis ]

/ məˈfaɪ tɪs /

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noun

(in nontechnical use) a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas.

any noisome or poisonous stench.

Origin of mephitis

1700–10; <Latin mephītis, mefītis; compare Oscan Mefit(eí) the goddess of such exhalations

Words nearby mephitis

meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Mephibosheth, Mephistopheles, mephitic, mephitis, Mephyton, mepivacaine hydrochloride, meprobamate, mEq, Mequon

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Example sentences from the Web for mephitis

Yet mephitis has the air of seeming rather to like, than to seek to avoid, mankind.
Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889|Various
A skunk, (mephitis Americana,) which was killed in the afternoon, made a supper for one of the messes.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
The small mandibular ramus of a musteline referred by Dr. Roth to Mephitis suffocans, does not pertain to this genus and species.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
Mephitis is, however, purely American wherever he comes from.
Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889|Various

"Mephitis," I gasped, and instantly put several feet more between us.
Little Brothers of the Air|Olive Thorne Miller

Medical definitions for mephitis

mephitis

[ mə-fī′tĭs ]

n.

An offensive smell; a stench.

A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth.

单词	mephitis
释义	mephitis [ muh-fahy-tis ] / məˈfaɪ tɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mephitis ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in nontechnical use) a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas. any noisome or poisonous stench. Origin of mephitis 1700–10; <Latin mephītis, mefītis; compare Oscan Mefit(eí) the goddess of such exhalations Words nearby mephitis meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Mephibosheth, Mephistopheles, mephitic, mephitis, Mephyton, mepivacaine hydrochloride, meprobamate, mEq, Mequon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mephitis Yet mephitis has the air of seeming rather to like, than to seek to avoid, mankind. Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889\|Various A skunk, (mephitis Americana,) which was killed in the afternoon, made a supper for one of the messes. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California\|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont The small mandibular ramus of a musteline referred by Dr. Roth to Mephitis suffocans, does not pertain to this genus and species. Through the Heart of Patagonia\|H. Hesketh Prichard Mephitis is, however, purely American wherever he comes from. Belford's Magazine, Vol II, No. 10, March 1889\|Various "Mephitis," I gasped, and instantly put several feet more between us. Little Brothers of the Air\|Olive Thorne Miller Words related to mephitis stink, smell, reek, vapor, odor, gas, fumes, smog, pollution, stench, fetor, effluvium, redolence, funk, malodor, noisomeness Medical definitions for mephitis mephitis [ mə-fī′tĭs ] n. An offensive smell; a stench. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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mephitis

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Origin of mephitis

Words nearby mephitis

Example sentences from the Web for mephitis

Words related to mephitis

Medical definitions for mephitis

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