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Empyreuma (from Greek ἐμπύρευμα, `a live coal covered with ashes`) is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. ...
• (n.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
Em`py·reu'ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a live coal covered with ashes, from ... to set on fire, from ...: confer French empyreume . See Empyreal .] (Chemistry) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when b...
Type: Term Pronunciation: em′pī-rū′mă Definitions: 1. Characteristic odor given off by organic substances when charred or subjected to destructive distillation in closed vessels.