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mephitic air

mephitic air noun: any of various gases considered noxious to humans, including carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

Noun

mephitic air (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Any of various gases considered noxious to humans, including carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

Questions about mephitic air

What does mephitic air mean?
Mephitic air means any of various gases considered noxious to humans, including carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
What part of speech is mephitic air?
Mephitic air is a noun.

Words near mephitic air in the dictionary

  1. Mephistophelic
  2. Mephistophelism
  3. Mephistophelistic
  4. mephitic
  5. mephitic acid
  6. mephitic air
  7. mephitic toad
  8. mephitic toads
  9. mephitical
  10. mephitically
  11. mephitid

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