Empyreuma Definition

noun

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

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Singular:
empyreuma
Plural:
empyreumas

Origin of Empyreuma

  • From Ancient Greek a live coal covered with ashes: compare French empyreume. See empyreal.

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