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Definition of: empyreuma
(em′pə·r
′mə, -pī-) noun
The disagreeable odor produced when organic substances are decomposed by heat in a closed vessel. [<Gk. empyreuma covered live coal <empyros. See EMPYREAL.]
—em·py·reu·mat·ic (em′pə·r
·mat′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
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