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effluvium

ef.flu.vi.um \e-'flu:-ve--*m\ \-ve--*\ n or ef.flu.via or ef.flu.vi.ums [L 
   effluvium act of flowing out, fr. effluere] pl  often sing in constr  : an 
   invisible emanation; esp : an offensive exhalation or smell