#stale

• Arsenolite — A rare mineral composed of arsenic trioxide (As2O3), formed by the oxidation of other arsenic-bearing minerals in the upper zones of ore deposits. Its crystals are usually cubic or octahedral, white, gray, or yellowish in color, and are characterized by a relatively high water solubility and extreme toxicity.
• Stale — Having stood for too long unmoved, unventilated, or unused; a liquid (especially water) that has lost its freshness, becoming stale and acquiring an unpleasant taste or smell; a room, air, or atmosphere that is enclosed, stuffy, and stagnant; by extension, it refers to food items spoiled due to prolonged storage.
• To bâhli — A regional popular term, primarily used in Moldavian and Bukovinian dialects, describing the action of water or liquids to acquire a heavy, foul, stale smell due to stagnation and organic decomposition. Extensively, it applies to foods turning stale, spoiled, or clotted.
• Bâhlit — Having turned stale, rotten, or spoiled due to stagnation and lack of ventilation (about water, plant juices, milk, or other liquids). Extensively, it applies to objects, clothes, or spaces emitting a heavy, pungent smell of mold or decaying organic matter.
• Băhnire — The act of turning stale and its result; the process by which organic materials, clothes, or fodder develop a heavy, unpleasant moldy smell due to prolonged exposure to moisture and lack of ventilation. In a physiological context, it can denote a noisy respiratory effort.
• Băhnit — Having acquired a heavy, unpleasant, stale, moldy, or cloistered smell due to moisture and lack of ventilation (about hay, clothes, or rooms). In a regional physiological sense, it describes a person who is gasping or coughing heavily.