effluvium vs emission

effluvium and emission both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
effluvium	Yes	No	No	No
emission	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, emission is a hypernym of effluvium; that is, emission is a word with a broader meaning than effluvium:

Other hypernyms of effluvium include discharge.

effluvium (noun)	emission (noun)
a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)	the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
	the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
	the release of electrons from parent atoms
	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
	a substance that is emitted or released