Miasma : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Miasma	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Miasma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miasma n an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" Synonym(s): miasma, miasm unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke" Synonym(s): miasma, miasm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miasma \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.