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em·py·reu·ma
\ˌempə̇ˈrümə, -pēˈ-, -ˌpīˈ-\ noun
(plural empyreuma·ta \-məd.ə\)
Etymology: Greek, live coal covered with ashes, from empyreuein to light a fire, from em- en- (II) + pyreuein to light, from pyr
: the peculiar odor of the products of organic substances burned in closed vessels |