Foetor
[fee-ter] /ˈfi tər/
noun
1.
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[fee-ter] /ˈfi tər/
noun
1.
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
/ˈfiːtə/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of fetor
/ˈfiːtə; -tɔː/
noun
1.
an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench
n.
“offensive smell,” mid-15c., from Latin fetor, foetor, from fetere (see fetid).
fetor fe·tor (fē’tər, -tôr’)
n.
A very offensive odor.
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