dysodile
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dusṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dus-) + ὄζω (ózō, “smell”), + -ile.
Noun
[edit]dysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles)
- (mineralogy) A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.
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[edit]References
[edit]- Henry Watts (1882) A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences, volume 2