meaning of miasma
1. Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.
2. unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar
">smoke"
Related Words
miasma | miasmal | miasmata | miasmatic | miasmatical | miasmatist |
