miasmata

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μιάσματα (miásmata), plural of μίασμα (míasma).

Pronunciation

• enPR: mī-ăz'mə-tə

Noun

miasmata

1. plural of miasma
   • 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow:

     With their nights’ growths of beard, matted hair, bloodshot eyes, miasmata of foul breath, DeCoverley and Joaquin are wasted gods urging on a tardy glacier.

Synonyms

• miasmas

Dutch

Noun

miasmata

1. plural of miasma