empyreuma

/ (ˌɛmpɪˈruːmə) /

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noun plural -mata (-mətə)

the smell and taste associated with burning vegetable and animal matter

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Word Origin for empyreuma

C17: from Greek, from empureuein to set on fire

Words nearby empyreuma

empurple, empyema, empyesis, empyreal, empyrean, empyreuma, em quad, EMR, EMS, EMT, emtricitabine

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How to use empyreuma in a sentence

Empyreuma, the smell arising from organic matter when subjected to the action of fire, but not enough to carbonize it entirely.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Empyreuma, em-pir-ū′ma, n. the burned smell and acrid taste which result when vegetable or animal substances are burned:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Its colour is yellow, and it smells and tastes a little of the empyreuma, occasioned by torrefying the Yelks.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
The Edinburgh College directs—As much water only is to be employed as will prevent empyreuma during the distillation.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley