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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδῠσώδης“ill-smelling”
- English todaydysodile
From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dŭsṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dŭs-) + ὄζω (ózō, “smell”), + -ile.
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dysodile
Today it means: A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning. Full definition →
Ancient Greek δῠσώδης