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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.

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pyrogenic

pyrogenic

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Adjective

pyrogenic (comparative more pyrogenic, superlative most pyrogenic)

  1. producing heat, especially in the body
  2. producing fever
  3. (geology) of a mineral formed from a magma at high temperature

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