halitosis
noun
hal·i·to·sis
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Definition of halitosis
: a condition of having fetid breath
Examples of halitosis in a Sentence
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The halitosis campaign capitalized on several wider trends of the time. — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, "The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath," 13 Feb. 2017 Her swashbuckling father, Gerard Lambert, was a marketing genius who popularized his father Jordan's creation, Listerine, with a campaign focusing on the embarrassment of halitosis. — Meryl Gordon, Town & Country, "Inside the Auction of the Decade," 27 Oct. 2014 To Archer, the tooth’s form also suggests that the creature would have been safe from bad breath: Their distinct shape would have effectively cleared out rotting food particles that can cause halitosis. — Peter Schouten, National Geographic, "This Marsupial Lion Was the Size of a Squirrel," 16 Aug. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'halitosis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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halitosis
noun
English Language Learners Definition of halitosis
medical
: the condition of having breath that smells bad : bad breath
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halitosis
noun
hal·i·to·sis
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plural halitoses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of halitosis
: a condition of having fetid breath