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Miasma

Miasma Meaning & Definition
Miasma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Miasma?

[n] unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"
[n] an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Miasma:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Miasma: afterdamp | bad breath | bad smell | blackdamp | BO | body odor | breath | chokedamp | cloud | coal gas | damp | effluvium | exhalation | exhaust | exhaust gas | fetid air | fetidity | fetidness | fetor | firedamp | flatus | fluid | foul breath | foul odor | frowst | fume | graveolence | halitosis | malaria | malodor | mephitis | nidor | noxious stench | offensive odor | puff of smoke | reek | reeking | rotten smell | smoke | smudge | steam | stench | stench of decay | stink | vapor | volatile | water vapor

See Also | air pollution | ambiance | ambience | atmosphere

Miasma In Webster's Dictionary

\Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. {Miasmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? defilement, fr. ? to pollute.] Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.

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