mi·as·ma
n, pl -mas also -ma*ta : a vaporous exhalation (as of a marshy region or of putrescent matter) formerly believed to cause disease (as malaria) mi*as*mal adj mi*as*mat*ic adj mi*as*mic adj
        
Similar sounding terms: mOsm
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