halitus

American  

[hal-i-tuhs] / ˈhæl ɪ təs /

noun

plural

halituses

1. breath; exhalation; vapor.

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Other Word Forms

• halituosity noun
• halituous adjective

Etymology

Origin of halitus

1655–65; < Latin, equivalent to hāl ( āre ) to breathe, exhale + -itus suffix of v. action (probably by analogy with spīritus spirit )

Example Sentences

The alchemists used such terms as spiritus, flatus, halitus, aura, emanatio nubila, &c., words implying a “wind” or “breath.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

In his pagis hiatus conspicitur terr�, unde halitus lethalis exsurgens, quodcunque animal prope consistit, odore gravi consumit.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob

Caesalpinus had his attention directed to the subject, and he speaks of a halitus or emanation from the male plants causing fertility in the female.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various