Empyreumatic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or having the taste or smell of slightly burned animal or vegetable substances.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to empyreuma.
  • adjective. oils obtained by distilling various organic substances at high temperatures.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Characteristic of empyreuma
  • Word Usage
    "As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor."
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