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effluve

effluve noun: a spray-like electric discharge.

Noun

effluve (plural effluves)

  1. A spray-like electric discharge.

Forms of effluve

pluraleffluves

Origin of effluve

From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.

Questions about effluve

What does effluve mean?
Effluve means a spray-like electric discharge.
What part of speech is effluve?
Effluve is a noun.
What is the plural of effluve?
The plural of effluve is effluves.

Words near effluve in the dictionary

  1. effluencies
  2. effluency
  3. effluent
  4. effluents
  5. effluous
  6. effluve
  7. effluves
  8. effluvia
  9. effluviable
  10. effluvial
  11. effluviant

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