7 Results for -mephiti-
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หรือค้นหา: -mephiti-, *mephiti*
| Mephitical | { } a. [ L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. méphitique. ] 1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors. [ 1913 Webster ] Mephitic air (Chem.), carbon dioxide; -- so called because of its deadly suffocating power. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Mephitic |
| Mephitinae | prop. n. A subfamily of mammals including the skunks; it is a subdivision not used in some classifications. Syn. -- subfamily Mephitinae. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Mephitis | ‖n. [ L. mephitis : cf. F. méphitis. ] 1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mephitism | n. Same as Mephitis, 1. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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