halitosis
/ˌhalɪˈtəʊsɪs
/noun
Technical term for bad breath.As I felt unprepared for an even closer look at him, and even less inclined to take in the halitosis and BO that no doubt accompanied his cosmetic unpleasantness, I strenuously endeavoured to decline his invitation....
- I have to admit he didn't find the halitosis easy to live with.
- Although not mentioned in the report, it's suspected that the drug causes 100 percent of the halitosis in Turkmenistan.
Derivatives
halitotic
- I'll add this to my older people's services rant and blast them in a halitotic gust of rage.
- But if you want to breakfast on it just make sure you stay out of the halitotic radius.
- However, the eradication double therapy that eliminated the H. pylori may also have eliminated other, established halitotic bacteria.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Latin halitus 'breath' + -osis.