phlogogenous

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adjective

Causing inflammation.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivephlogogenous (comparative more phlogogenous, superlative most phlogogenous)

comparative more phlogogenous · superlative most phlogogenous

  1. archaicmedicineCausing inflammation.

    Synonyms: phlogogenetic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCausing inflammation.

Origin

From Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “fire”) + -genous.

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APA

phlogogenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogogenous

MLA

“phlogogenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogogenous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlogogenous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlogogenous.

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