dysodile

dysodile
\\ˈdisəˌdīl\ noun (-s)
Etymology: French, from Greek dysōdēs ill-smelling (from dys- + -ōdēs, from ozein to smell) + French -ile — more at odor
: a hydrocarbon mineral occurring in thin flexible folia and emitting a highly fetid odor when burning

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