sylph
A sylph (noun) is an imaginary beeing inhabiting the air, or a slender graceful woman. More specifically, it hails from Paracelus, German-Swiss scientist and Renaissance man in the mid-1500s, who theorized about elemental beings inhabiting the air. According to Ye Olde Wiky-paedia, he was the "father of toxicology."
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