{Empyreumatic oils}, oils obtained by distilling various organic substances at high temperatures. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
empyreumatic — em·py·reu·mat·ic .rü mat ik adj being or having an odor of burnt organic matter as a result of decomposition at high temperatures <creosote and other empyreumatic oils> … Medical dictionary
Empyreumatic oils — Empyreumatic Em py*reu*mat ic, Empyreumatical Em py*reu*mat ic*al, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empyreumatic — em·py·reu·mat·ic … English syllables
empyreumatic — … Useful english dictionary
empyreumatic oil — a volatile oil formed by the destructive distillation of organic material … Medical dictionary
Empyreumatical — Empyreumatic Em py*reu*mat ic, Empyreumatical Em py*reu*mat ic*al, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fetor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fetor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fetor fetor Sgm: N 1 bad bad &c. >Adj. smell bad odor Sgm: N 1 stench stench stink Sgm: N 1 foul odor foul odor malodor … English dictionary for students
Animal oil — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bone oil — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown coal — Lignite Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
