Definition of Effluvium

a gas or fume with an awful odor

Examples of Effluvium in a sentence

The effluvium from the chemistry experiment had the students covering their noses.  🔊

As soon as I saw the skunk, I ran to avoid the creature’s effluvium.  🔊

My pregnant sister became ill when she inhaled the effluvium of the burnt toast.  🔊

Because the effluvium from the paper plant smells like spoiled milk, few people live in the area surrounding the facility.  🔊

After breathing in the effluvium of the meat, Mary knew the pork needed to be thrown in the trash.  🔊

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