dysodile

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δῠσώδης (dŭsṓdēs, “ill-smelling”), from δῠσ- (dŭs-) + ὄζω (ózō, “smell”), + -ile. === Noun === dysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles) (mineralogy) A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning. ==== Alternative forms ==== dysodil ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== Henry Watts (1882), A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences, volume 2