‖Em′py‐reu″ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � a live coal covered with ashes, fr. � to set on fire, fr. �: cf. F. empyreume. See Empyreal.] (Chem.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.