| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| mofette |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mo·fette |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m -f t |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also mof·fette |
| NOUN: | 1. An opening in the earth from which carbon dioxide and other gases escape, usually marking the last stage of volcanic activity. 2. The gases escaping from such an opening. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, gaseous exhalation, from Italian moffetta, diminutive of muffa, mold, moldy smell, probably of Germanic origin.
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