empyreuma
empyreuma noun: the particular smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in sealed containers.
Noun
empyreuma (plural empyreumas or empyreumata)
- The particular smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in sealed containers.
- If the Liquor retain a certain Empyreuma, or smatch of the fire, thou shalt help it by putting it into a glasse close stopt, and so exposing it to the heat of the sun, and now and then opening the glasse that the fiery impression may exhale, or else let the glasse stand in a cold moist place.1651, John French, Art of Distillation
Forms of empyreuma
| plural | empyreumas |
|---|---|
| plural | empyreumata |
Origin of empyreuma
From Ancient Greek ἐμπύρευμα (empúreuma, “a live coal covered with ashes”). Compare French empyreume. See empyreal.
Words formed from empyreuma
Questions about empyreuma
- What does empyreuma mean?
- Empyreuma means the particular smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in sealed containers.
- What part of speech is empyreuma?
- Empyreuma is a noun.
- What is the plural of empyreuma?
- The plural of empyreuma is empyreumas.
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