empyematous
/ˌɛmpʌɪˈiːmətəs/Medicine. Now rare
adjective
= empyemic.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Lovell (?1630–1690), naturalist. From ancient Greek ἐμπυηματ-, ἐμπύημα empyema + -ous.
- perked-up
- perkily
- Perkinean
- perkiness
- Perkinism
- Perkinistic
- Perkinite
- Perkin reaction
- Perkins, Carl
- Perkins, Frances
- Perkin, Sir William Henry
- Perkinsism
- Perkin's mauve
- Perkin's purple
- Perkin's reaction
- Perkin's violet
- Perkin synthesis
- perkish
- perk test
- perky
- Perl
- perlaceous
- per-lamb
- perlative
- perlection