‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a live coal covered with ashes, fr. &unr_; to set on fire, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. empyreume. See Empyreal. ] (Chem.) The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. empyreumatique. ] Of or pertaining to empyreuma; as, an empyreumatic odor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Empyreumatic oils, oils obtained by distilling various organic substances at high temperatures. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render empyreumatic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]