An exhalation, a vapour or gas, of a noxious kind. Obsolete except as in 1b.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisonous exhalation (15) damp1480 An exhalation, a vapour or gas, of a noxious kind. Obsolete except as in 1b. mephitis1625 A noxious or pestilential emanation, esp. from the earth; a noisome or poisonous stench. Also figurative. Now rare. miasm1649 = miasma, n. miasma1665 Noxious vapour rising from putrescent organic matter, marshland, etc., which pollutes the atmosphere; a cloud of such vapour. Also in extended use. Subcategories:— in mines or stagnant pools (10) — location of gas or vapours (1) |
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