mofette
/mɒˈfɛt
/noun
Archaic term for fumarole.The town is famous for its carbonated baths, mofettes, heart clinic with 700 beds and sanatoriums....
- After a treatment in the mofettes the health of ill people is improving, the joint inflammations are reduced.
- There are fumaroles, mofettes and geothermal warm springs surrounded by plumes of white vapour.
Origin
Early 19th century: from French, from Neapolitan Italian mofetta.