halituous, a.
(həˈlɪtjuːəs)
[f. L. halitus: see next.]
Of the nature of breath or vapour; vaporous; charged with or characterized by vapour.
| 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expos., Halituous, vaporous, thin, moist, which may be voided out by the pores. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. xviii. 620 An halituous Poyson is sent from the Antimony. 1757 Walker in Phil. Trans. L. 130 The blueish tincture, which it received from this halituous body. 1886 Syd. Soc. Lex., Halituous heat, heat of the body accompanied by a slight moisture on the skin. H. skin, a skin covered with slight moisture. |
Hence halituˈosity, vaporous quality.
| 1710 T. Fuller Pharm. Extemp. 412 Wedelius saith it [the tincture]..concentres the Halituosity..of the Serum. |