EMPYREUMA

Etymology

Noun

empyreuma (plural empyreumas or empyreumata)

(obsolete, chemistry) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.

Source: Wiktionary


Em`py*reu"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. empyreume. See Empyreal.] (Chem.)

Definition: The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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