pyrognostics: Meaning and Definition of

py•rog•nos•tics

Pronunciation: (pī"rug-nos'tiks), [key]
— n.pl.
  1. 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.
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