mephitic gas
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mephitic air — noun or mephitic gas 1. archaic : carbon dioxide 2. archaic : air exhausted of oxygen and containing chiefly nitrogen … Useful english dictionary
mephitic air — Carbonic Car*bon ic, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide. [1913 Webster] {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing separately, which, combined with positive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mephitic — [mɪ fɪtɪk] adjective literary (especially of a gas or vapour) foul smelling. Origin C17: from late L. mephiticus, from mephitis noxious exhalation … English new terms dictionary
mephitic air — Carbonic acid, carbonic acid gas, foul air, choke damp … New dictionary of synonyms
Nitrogen — carbon ← nitrogen → oxygen ↑ N ↓ P … Wikipedia
crude — Synonyms and related words: Doric, abhorrent, abominable, amateurish, arrested, avgas, backward, barbaric, barbarous, barnyard, base, beastly, below contempt, beneath contempt, blatant, blinding, blue, blunt, boorish, brazen, brazenfaced, brusque … Moby Thesaurus
poison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. venom, toxicity, virus, bane. v. t. corrupt, defile; intoxicate, drug, envenom; kill, murder. See deterioration, killing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. virus, bane, toxin, infection, germ, bacteria, oil,… … English dictionary for students
after damp — Carbonic Car*bon ic, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide. [1913 Webster] {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing separately, which, combined with positive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carbon dioxide — Carbonic Car*bon ic, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide. [1913 Webster] {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing separately, which, combined with positive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carbon monoxide — Carbonic Car*bon ic, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic oxide. [1913 Webster] {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing separately, which, combined with positive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
