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单词 pyrognostics
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pyrognosticsn.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ɡˈnɒstɪks/, U.S. /ˌpaɪroʊɡˈnɑstɪks/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pyrognostic adj.
Etymology: < pyrognostic adj.; see -ic suffix 2.
Mineralogy. rare.
The characteristics of a mineral that are exhibited when it is heated under experimental conditions.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pyrognostics, those properties of a mineral which it exhibits when heated,..as the fusibility, intumescence, or other phenomena of fusion, flame-coloration, etc.
1912 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 184 476 (heading) Pyrognostics.—Thin fragments fuse with difficulty in the blowpipe to a snow-white enamel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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