mephitis vs stink

mephitis

noun
  • A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell. 

  • A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats. 

stink

noun
  • A strong bad smell. 

  • A complaint or objection. 

verb
  • To be greatly inferior; to perform badly. 

  • To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin. 

  • To cause to stink; to affect by a stink. 

  • To have a strong bad smell. 

adj
  • Bad; inferior; worthless. 

  • Bad-smelling, stinky. 

How often have the words mephitis and stink occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )