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Pyrognostics — Pyr og*nos tics, n. pl. (Min.) The characters of a mineral observed by the use of the blowpipe, as the degree of fusibility, flame coloration, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyrognostics — [pī΄räg näs′tiks] pl.n. [< PYRO + Gr gnostikos, knowing (see GNOSTIC) + ICS] the characteristics of a mineral, including fusibility and flame coloration, as determined by a blowpipe … English World dictionary
pyrognostics — noun The characteristics of a substance, especially of a mineral or metal salt, that are revealed by heat, especially by the use of a blowpipe and a charcoal block. See Also: pyrognostic … Wiktionary
pyrognostics — py·rog·nos·tics … English syllables
pyrognostics — /paɪrɒgˈnɒstɪks/ (say puyrog nostiks) plural noun those properties of a mineral which it exhibits when heated, alone or with fluxes, in the blowpipe flame, as the fusibility, intumescence, or other phenomena of fusion, flame colouration, etc.… …
pyrognostics — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷stiks noun plural but singular or plural in construction : the characteristics (as the degree of fusibility or the flame coloration) of a mineral observed by the use of the blowpipe * * * /puy reuhg nos tiks/, n.pl. those properties … Useful english dictionary
pyrognostic — adjective of, relating to, or revealed by pyrognostics … Wiktionary
