Pyrognostic
Pronunciation : Pyr`og*nos"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pyro- + Gr. (Min.)
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat; pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before the blowpipe; as, the pyrognostic characters of galena.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913