"stinkometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stinkometers [plural]
Etymology: stink + -o- + -meter Etymology templates: {{affix|en|stink|-o-|-meter}} stink + -o- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} stinkometer (plural stinkometers)
  1. A device that measures bad smell.

Inflected forms

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