Medical Dictionary

empyreumatic

adj em·py·reu·mat·ic \-ˌrü-ˈmat-ik\

Medical Definition of EMPYREUMATIC

:  being or having an odor of burnt organic matter as a result of decomposition at high temperatures <creosote and other empyreumatic oils>

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