fetor

or foe·tor

[ fee-ter ]

/ ˈfi tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fetor ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a strong, offensive smell; stench.

Origin of fetor

1475–1500; <Latin, equivalent to fēt- (stem of fētēre to stink) + -or-or¹; replacing earlier fetour<Middle French <Latin fētōr-, stem of fētor

Words nearby fetor

fetology, fetometry, fetopathy, fetoplacental, fetoprotein, fetor, fetor ex ore, fetor hepaticus, fetoscope, fetoscopy, fetotoxicity

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for fetor

In gangrenous or foul ulcers; to correct the fetor of the discharge, and to hasten the sloughing.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Lemna minor where the crusts and the muco-purulent discharge are very abundant with fetor (in rhinitis atrophics).
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
Do they, as many saints have done, smell the fetor of sin, the foul reek of evil in the souls that pass by them?
The Cathedral|Joris-Karl Huysmans
Fetor of the breath, the perspiration and the skin are likewise noticeable.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson

Liquor gurgled down; the smell of whisky added its fetor to the stench of oil, bilge, sweat and blood.
Cursed|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for fetor

fetor

foetor

/ (ˈfiːtə, -tɔː) /

noun

an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench

Word Origin for fetor

C15: from Latin, from fētēre to stink

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fetor

fetor

[ fē′tər, -tôr′ ]

n.

A very offensive odor.

单词	fetor
释义	fetor or foe·tor [ fee-ter ] / ˈfi tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fetor ON THESAURUS.COM noun a strong, offensive smell; stench. Origin of fetor 1475–1500; <Latin, equivalent to fēt- (stem of fētēre to stink) + -or-or¹; replacing earlier fetour<Middle French <Latin fētōr-, stem of fētor Words nearby fetor fetology, fetometry, fetopathy, fetoplacental, fetoprotein, fetor, fetor ex ore, fetor hepaticus, fetoscope, fetoscopy, fetotoxicity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fetor In gangrenous or foul ulcers; to correct the fetor of the discharge, and to hasten the sloughing. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Lemna minor where the crusts and the muco-purulent discharge are very abundant with fetor (in rhinitis atrophics). New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers\|Various Do they, as many saints have done, smell the fetor of sin, the foul reek of evil in the souls that pass by them? The Cathedral\|Joris-Karl Huysmans Fetor of the breath, the perspiration and the skin are likewise noticeable. Gilbertus Anglicus\|Henry Ebenezer Handerson Liquor gurgled down; the smell of whisky added its fetor to the stench of oil, bilge, sweat and blood. Cursed\|George Allan England British Dictionary definitions for fetor fetor foetor / (ˈfiːtə, -tɔː) / noun an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench Word Origin for fetor C15: from Latin, from fētēre to stink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fetor stink, smell, stench, reek, vapor, odor, gas, fumes, smog, pollution, mephitis, effluvium, redolence, funk, malodor, noisomeness, foulness Medical definitions for fetor fetor [ fē′tər, -tôr′ ] n. A very offensive odor. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看	bittersweet bitterweed bitterwood bitterwort bitting bittock bittorrent bitty bitumen bituminize bituminous bituminous coal bitzer biunique biuniqueness biuret biuret reaction bivalence bivalent bivalent chromosome bivalve bivane bivariate biventral bivinyl

fetor

or foe·tor

noun

Origin of fetor

Words nearby fetor

Example sentences from the Web for fetor

British Dictionary definitions for fetor

foetor

noun

Word Origin for fetor

Words related to fetor

Medical definitions for fetor

n.