Definition
A characteristic smell or taste produced by burning or charring organic matter; the aromatic compound created by destructive distillation.
Etymology
From Greek 'empyreuma,' related to 'empyros' (fiery). The term entered chemistry vocabulary to describe the burnt smell created when organic compounds are heated to decomposition, particularly during distillation processes.
Kelly Says
Empyreuma is a perfect example of how early chemists and alchemists needed technical language to describe phenomena—that burnt, acrid smell when you distill liquids or burn plant matter has a name that sounds appropriately ancient and mysterious, reflecting alchemy's legacy.
Translations
ARالعربية
إمبراطورية
im-bra-to-ri-ya
BNবাংলা
সাম্রাজ্য
sa-mraaj-ya
CSČeština
imperium
im-pe-rium
DADansk
imperium
im-pe-ri-um
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοκρατορία
av-to-kra-to-ri-a
ESEspañol
empires
im-pire-ah
FAفارسی
امپراتوری
em-pra-to-ri
FISuomi
imperium
im-pe-ri-um
FRFrançais
empire
im-pee-r
GUGU
સમ્રાટ્ય
sa-mraat-ya
HEעברית
אימפריה
im-pe-ri-ya
HUMagyar
birodalom
bi-ro-sham
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekaisaran
kay-kai-sar-an
ITItaliano
impero
im-pe-ro
KMKM
រាជอาณาจักร
ro-a-na-a-chak-r
MRMR
सम्राट्य
sa-mraat-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
empayar
em-pay-ar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု
pyi-thaaung-su
NONorsk
imperium
im-pe-ri-um
PLPolski
imperium
im-pe-ri-um
PTPortuguês
império
im-pe-ri-u
RORomână
imperiu
im-pe-ri-u
RUРусский
империя
im-pe-ri-ya
SVSvenska
imperium
im-pe-ri-um
SWKiswahili
empira
em-pi-ra
TAதமிழ்
சாம்ராஜ்யம்
saam-raaj-ya-m
TEతెలుగు
సామ్రాజ్యం
saam-raaj-ya-m
THไทย
จักรวรรดิ
jak-kwan-wat
TRTürkçe
emperor
emper-or
UKУкраїнська
імперія
im-pe-ri-ya
VITiếng Việt
đế quốc
deh-kwok