dysodile

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dusṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dus-) + 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.

Alternative forms

• dysodil

Derived terms

• dysodilic

 

References

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