PYROGNOSTIC

Adjective

pyrognostic

(dated) of, relating to, or revealed by pyrognostics

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr`og*nos"tic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + Gr. (Min.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat; pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before the blowpipe; as, the pyrognostic characters of galena.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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