mephitis

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.
2. noun A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats.

Similar words

genus mephitis miasma miasm night air miasmatism fever fog meth meph mofette moffette

Often followed by

mephitis mephitica macroura americana mesomelas and occidentalis estor putida

Word family

mephites mephitides mephitises