Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.

In a mephitic manner.

Alternative form of mephitic

Alternative form of mephitis

plural of mephitism

simple past tense and past participle of mephitize

(transitive, archaic, rare) To make mephitic.

present participle of mephitize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mephitize

(chemistry, obsolete) Any of various gases considered noxious to humans, including carbon dioxide and nitrogen.