Meaning of MIASMA
| Pronunciation: | | mI'azmu
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- [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"
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| | See Also: | | air pollution, ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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