dysodile

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noun

A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.

OriginAncient Greek δῠσώδης →
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Meanings

noundysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles)

plural dysodiles · alternative dysodil

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδῠσώδης“ill-smelling”
  2. Englishdysodile

From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dŭsṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dŭs-) + ὄζω (ózō, “smell”), + -ile.

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APA

dysodile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysodile

MLA

“dysodile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysodile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysodile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysodile.

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