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dysodile

dysodile noun: a soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.

Noun

dysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles)

  1. (usually) A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.

Forms of dysodile

pluraldysodiles
alternative formdysodil

Origin of dysodile

From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dŭsṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dŭs-) + ὄζω (ózō, “smell”), + -ile.

Words formed from dysodile

Questions about dysodile

What does dysodile mean?
Dysodile means a soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.
What part of speech is dysodile?
Dysodile is a noun.
What is the plural of dysodile?
The plural of dysodile is dysodiles.

Words near dysodile in the dictionary

  1. dysnomias
  2. dysnomic
  3. dysnomics
  4. dysnomy
  5. dysodil
  6. dysodile
  7. dysodiles
  8. dysodilic
  9. dysodils
  10. dysodont
  11. dysodontiasis

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