† miasmifugeadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: miasma n., -ifuge comb. form.
Etymology: < miasma n. + -ifuge comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məiˌæ̆·zmifiūdʒ) /maɪˈæzmɪfjuːdʒ/.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 Miasmifuge, able to destroy or disperse miasm.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).