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Mephitical — Mephitic Me*phit ic, Mephitical Me*phit ic*al, a. [L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. m[ e]phitique.] 1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive to the smell;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mephitical — adjective see mephitic * * * mephitic / fitˈ/ or mephitical /me fitˈi kl/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑mephitis … Useful english dictionary
mephitical — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of injuring or killing by poison: mephitic, poison, poisonous, toxic, toxicant, venomous, virulent. See HELP … English dictionary for students
mephitical — mɪ fɪtɪkl adj. poisonous; smelly, malodorous; repulsive, offensive … English contemporary dictionary
mephitical — a. See mephitic … New dictionary of synonyms
Mephitic — Me*phit ic, Mephitical Me*phit ic*al, a. [L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. m[ e]phitique.] 1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive to the smell; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mephitic air — Mephitic Me*phit ic, Mephitical Me*phit ic*al, a. [L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. m[ e]phitique.] 1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive to the smell;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
poisonous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. venomous, toxic, deadly, virulent, noxious. See badness. Ant., benign, harmless. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. noxious, hurtful, dangerous, pestiferous, baneful, malignant, infective, venomous,… … English dictionary for students
toxic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. poisonous, venomous, virulent, noxious. See disease, badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. noxious, virulent, lethal; see deadly , poisonous . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. poisonous, unhealthy,… … English dictionary for students
