a. [f. Gr. ἐμπυρευματ- stem of ἐμπύρευμα + -IC.] Pertaining to, or having the quality of, EMPYREUMA; tasting or smelling of burnt organic matter.

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1669.  W. Simpson, Hydrol. Chym., 163. That fetid empyreumatic oyl which we see.

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1746.  R. James, Introd. Moufet’s Health’s Improv., 42. The Mass … is … of a disagreeable Smell, empyreumatic, bitter.

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1791.  Hamilton, Berthollet’s Dyeing, I. I. I. v. 78. A dark coloured and empyreumatic phlegm.

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1862.  Cornh. Mag., VI. 607. One pipe … represents a dose of nicotine and empyreumatic oil.

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