Empyrical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Containing the combustible principle of coal. not-comparable
", if it be rich , they will not extend above five or six inches ; but of these and some other empyrical marks , I shall say no more , as they do not tell us the defects of the soils"
Example
More examples", if it be rich , they will not extend above five or six inches ; but of these and some other empyrical marks , I shall say no more , as they do not tell us the defects of the soils"
Etymology
From Latin empyricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
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