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Pyrogenic
Pyrˊo-gen′ic
,
Adj.
[
Pyro-
+
-gen
+
-ic
.]
(Physiol.)
Producing heat; – said of substances, as septic poisons, which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever.
Definition
2024
pyrogenic
pyrogenic
English
Adjective
pyrogenic
(
comparative
more
pyrogenic
,
superlative
most
pyrogenic
)
producing
heat
, especially in the
body
producing
fever
(
geology
)
of a
mineral
formed from a
magma
at high
temperature
Related terms
pyrogenous
Anagrams
recopying
Etymology
pyro-
+
-genic
Pronunciation
Rhymes:
-ɛnɪk
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