fumosite

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fumositee, ffumosyte, fumosyte === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French fumosité, from Latin fūmōsitās (which some forms are directly from); equivalent to fumous +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiu̯mɔːsiˈteː/ === Noun === fumosite (plural fumositees) (Late Middle English) Fumes; gaseous exhalements or vapourous releases. (physiology) Bodily fumes that purportedly cause an ailment or mood. (rare) The tendency (of a beverage etc.) to produce these purported fumes. (rare) Vapours bearing a stench. late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Squire's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 358-359: ==== Descendants ==== English: fumosity (obsolete) ==== References ==== “fūmōsitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 September 2018.