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mo·fette

also mof·fette (mō-fĕt′)

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.

[French, gaseous exhalation, from Italian moffetta, diminutive of muffa, mold, moldy smell, probably of Germanic origin.]

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mofette

(məʊˈfɛt)

(Geological Science) an opening in a region of nearly extinct volcanic activity, through which carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and other gases pass

[C19: from French, from Neapolitan Italian mofeta; compare dialect German muffezen to smell fetid]

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