Hyphenation of mephitis

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word mephitis? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

mephi-tis

Definitions of mephitis:

1.	A poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2.	A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
3.	In some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae

Synonyms of mephitis:

noun	gas
noun	malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
noun	Mephitis, genus Mephitis, mammal genus

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