Meaning of empyreuma | Babel Free
Definitions
The particular smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in sealed containers.
Examples
“If the Liquor retain⟳ a certain Empyreuma, or smatch of the fire, thou shalt help⟳ it by putting it into a glasse close⟳ stopt, and so exposing it to the heat of the sun, and now and then opening the glasse that the fiery impression may exhale, or else let⟳ the glasse stand⟳ in a cold moist place⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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