Associations to the word «Mephitic»

Wiktionary

MEPHITIC, adjective. Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
MEPHITIC AIR, noun. (chemistry) (obsolete) Any of various gases considered noxious to humans, including carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

Dictionary definition

MEPHITIC, adjective. Of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin