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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
effluvium
 
SYLLABICATION:ef·flu·vi·um
PRONUNCIATION:  -flv-m
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. ef·flu·vi·a (-v-) or ef·flu·vi·ums
1. A usually invisible emanation or exhalation, as of vapor or gas. 2a. A byproduct or residue; waste. b. The odorous fumes given off by waste or decaying matter. 3. An impalpable emanation; an aura.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin, from effluere, to flow out. See effluent.
OTHER FORMS:ef·fluvi·al —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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