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pyrogenic

Syllabification: (py·ro·gen·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌpīrōˈjenik/

Definition of pyrogenic

adjective

Medicine
  • inducing fever.
  • caused or produced by combustion or the application of heat:pyrogenic factors affecting the fluctuation of the forest-savanna boundary

Derivatives

pyrogenicity


noun

pyrogenic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pyrogenic in the British & World English dictionary