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pyrogenic

 
Dictionary: py·ro·gen·ic   (pī'rō-jĕn'ĭk) pronunciation
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also py·rog·e·nous (pī-rŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.
  1. Producing or produced by fever.
  2. Caused by or generating heat.
  3. Of or relating to solid rock formed from molten rock; igneous.
pyrogenicity py'ro·ge·nic'i·ty (-rō-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

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(pī'rō-jĕn'ĭk) or py·rog·e·nous (pī-rŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.
  1. Producing or produced by fever.
  2. Caused by or generating heat.
py'ro·ge·nic'i·ty (-rō-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: produced by or producing fever
  Synonym: pyrogeneous
  Pertains to noun: pyrogen (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: produced under conditions involving intense heat; especially from molten magma"
  Synonym: igneous
  Pertains to noun: heat (meaning #2)

 
 

 

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