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miasmatists

miasmatists is the plural of miasmatist.

Meaning of miasmatist

Noun

miasmatist (plural miasmatists)

  1. (historical) A supporter of the theory of miasmatism.
    • Florence Nightingale, a staunch miasmatist who never came round to bacteria, thought temporary sheds would be safer and proposed radical redesign.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 362

Questions about miasmatists

What is miasmatists the plural of?
Miasmatists is the plural of miasmatist.

Words near miasmatists in the dictionary

  1. miasmatic
  2. miasmatical
  3. miasmatically
  4. miasmatism
  5. miasmatist
  6. miasmatists
  7. miasmatology
  8. miasmatous
  9. miasmic
  10. miasmically
  11. miasmology

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