pyrognostics
[ pahy-ruh g-nos-tiks ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəgˈnɒs tɪks /
plural noun
those properties of a mineral that it exhibits when heated, alone or with fluxes, in the blowpipe flame, as the fusibility, intumescence, or other phenomena of fusion, flame coloration, etc.
Words nearby pyrognostics
pyrogallol,
pyrogen,
pyrogenic,
pyrogenous,
pyroglobulin,
pyrognostics,
pyrograph,
pyrography,
pyrokinesis,
pyroligneous,
pyroligneous acid
British Dictionary definitions for pyrognostics
pyrognostics
/ (ˌpaɪrɒɡˈnɒstɪks) /
pl n
the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
Word Origin for pyrognostics
C19: from
pyro- +
-gnostics, from Greek
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