Medical Dictionary
empyreuma
noun em·py·reu·ma \ˌem-pə-ˈrü-mə, -ˌpī-\
plural em·py·reu·ma·ta \-mət-ə\
Medical Definition of EMPYREUMA
: the peculiar odor of the products of organic substances burned in closed vessels
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