单词 | mofette |
释义 | mofetteor mof·fette[ moh-fet; French maw-fet ] / moʊˈfɛt; French mɔˈfɛt / nouna noxious emanation, consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, escaping from the earth in regions of nearly extinct volcanic activity. one of the openings or fissures from which this emanation issues. Origin of mofetteFirst recorded in 1815–25; from French, from Italian moffetta (Neapolitan mufeta ), equivalent to muff(a) (Upper Italian mofa ) “mold” (from Langobardic; compare German Muff “mold,” late Middle High German müffeln “to give off a foul smell”) + -etta -ette Words nearby mofetteMoerae, Moers, Moesia, Moesogoth, Moesogothic, mofette, moffie, mofo, mofongo, mog, Mogadishu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for mofettemofette / (məʊˈfɛt) / nounan opening in a region of nearly extinct volcanic activity, through which carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and other gases pass Word Origin for mofetteC19: from French, from Neapolitan Italian mofeta; compare dialect German muffezen to smell fetid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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