caligine.
haze (very fine particles suspended in the air)
Meaning & usage
haze (very fine particles suspended in the air)
fog; (figurative) darkening, obfuscation, obscuring
soot (fine black or dull brown particles produced by incomplete combustion)
Where this word comes from
From Latin cālīgō, cālīginem (“fog”), of uncertain origin. Compare Portuguese caligem (“fog”) and Spanish calina (“haze”).
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