Meaning Of The Word Mephitis

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Mephitis? Find Mephitis meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Mephitis Meaning

Mephitis Definition
Mephitis Definition

What's The Definition Of Mephitis?

mephitis in American English
a harmful, bad-smelling vapor from the earth, as the exhalation from decomposing organic matter or poisonous gas from a mine
noun: a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas

mephitis in British English
noun: a gaseous discharge, esp from the earth, with a foul or poisonous smell

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Flu bug ‐ noun: infection with influenza caused by a…
  • Arum family ‐ noun: the plant family Araceae, characterized…
  • Throw one's weight behind ‐ If you throw your weight behind a person, plan…
  • Unshadowed ‐ adjective: not shadowed; not darkened or obscured…
  • Be soft on someone ‐ to be amorously inclined toward a person; have…
  • Sub-editor ‐ copy editor; countable noun: A sub-editor is a…
  • Woken ‐ wake1; Woken is the past participle of wake…
  • Spue ‐ spew; verb
  • Recept ‐ noun: an idea formed by the repetition of similar…
  • Thronner ‐ noun: a person who is good at…