Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MI'ASM, or MI-AS'MA
MI'ASM, or MI-AS'MA, n. [Gr. from μιαινω, to pollute.]
Infecting substances floating in the air; the effluvia or fine particles of any putrefying bodies, rising and floating in the atmosphere, and considered to be noxious to health.
Return to page 71 of the letter “M”.