pyrogenic

[pahy-ruh-jen-ik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

producing or produced by heat or fever.
Geology.��Also pyrogenetic produced by heat, as the anhydrous minerals of an igneous rock.

pyrogenic

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, paɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

produced by or producing heat
pathol causing or resulting from fever
geology less common words for igneous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrogenic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; pyro- + -genic

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Example Sentences

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A more general designation is “pyrogenic processes,” which also includes such operations as leading vapours through red-hot tubes and condensing the products.

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And the true black element, more numerically powerful, more fertile, more cunning, better adapted to pyrogenic climate and tropical environment, would surely win.

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pyrogen pyrogenous

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