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halitosis

[ hal-i-toh-sis ]

noun

  1. a condition of having unpleasant-smelling breath.


halitosis

/ ˌæɪˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. the state or condition of having bad breath
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of halitosis1

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; halitus, -osis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of halitosis1

C19: New Latin, from Latin ٳܲ breath, from to breathe
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After reading all of the instant accusations against Walz, I was half expecting to hear he had flat feet, eczema, psoriasis and halitosis.

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Then there was the fella in Westchester, who had serious halitosis, who leaned in for a kiss after dinner.

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The authors concluded “Despite the limitations of this meta-analysis, we believe that some probiotics have a beneficial effect on halitosis, although more clinical trials are needed to establish real evidence on this aspect.”

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In the beginning, you fanatically washed them before each use; by the end you were searching the floor for used ones, and sniffing, and using it so long as the stale halitosis stank was manageable.

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They hadn’t gotten this far just to be killed by whale halitosis.

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