Mephitic
Pronunciation : Me*phit"ic, Me*phit"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. m?phitique.]
Definition : 1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions.
2. Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors. Mephitic air (Chem.), carbon dioxide; -- so called because of its deadly suffocating power. See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913