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pyrognostics

pyrognostics noun: the characteristics of a substance, especially of a mineral or metal salt, that are revealed by heat, especially by the use of a blowpipe and a charcoal block.

Noun

pyrognostics (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The characteristics of a substance, especially of a mineral or metal salt, that are revealed by heat, especially by the use of a blowpipe and a charcoal block.

Questions about pyrognostics

What does pyrognostics mean?
Pyrognostics means the characteristics of a substance, especially of a mineral or metal salt, that are revealed by heat, especially by the use of a blowpipe and a charcoal block.
What part of speech is pyrognostics?
Pyrognostics is a noun.

Words near pyrognostics in the dictionary

  1. pyroglycerin
  2. pyroglyphid
  3. pyroglyphids
  4. pyrognomic
  5. pyrognostic
  6. pyrognostics
  7. pyrogram
  8. pyrograms
  9. pyrogranuloma
  10. pyrogranulomatous
  11. pyrograph

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