Bromopnea

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of having bad breath. dated, uncountable

    "There is no excuse for anybody[…]to have a bad odor from the mouth[…]The worst and most obstinate case of bromopnea can be cured if the causes are diligently sought for and properly treated."

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bad breathhalitosis

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"There is no excuse for anybody[…]to have a bad odor from the mouth[…]The worst and most obstinate case of bromopnea can be cured if the causes are diligently sought for and properly treated."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”) (see bromo-) + -pnea. Coined by William J. Lederer in 1907.

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