dysodile

English

Etymology

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

Noun

dysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles)

  1. (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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References

  • Henry Watts (1882), A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences, volume 2
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