Found 2 items, similar to miasmata.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: miasmata miasma n 1: an unwholesome atmosphere; “the novel spun a miasma of death and decay” 2: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; “the miasma of the marshes”; “a miasma of cigar smoke” [also: miasmata (pl)] miasmata See miasma
English → English (gcide) Definition: Miasmata 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. [1913 Webster]