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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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