pyrogenic

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adjective

Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.

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pyrogenouspyrogeneticpyretogeneticpyretogenicpyretogenousigneous
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Meanings

adjectivepyrogenic (comparative more pyrogenic, superlative most pyrogenic)

comparative more pyrogenic · superlative most pyrogenic

  1. chemistryGenerating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.

    Synonyms: pyrogenous, pyrogenetic, pyretogenetic, pyretogenic, pyretogenous

  2. geographyOf a mineral: formed from magma at high temperature.

    Synonyms: pyrogenous, pyrogenetic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveGenerating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.

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pyrogenouspyrogeneticpyretogeneticpyretogenicpyretogenous

adjectiveOf a mineral: formed from magma at high temperature.

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pyrogenouspyrogenetic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveproduced by or producing fever

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pyrogenouspyrogenetic

adjectiveproduced under conditions involving intense heat

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igneouspyrogenous
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igneouspyretogeneticpyretogenicpyretogenouspyrogeneticpyrogenous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pyro- + -genic.

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Translations

Bulgarian пирогенен, вулканичен
  • пирогенен (pirogenen)producing or produced by heat
  • вулканичен (vulkaničen)of minerals formed at high temperatures
French pyrogènique, pyrogènique
  • pyrogèniqueproducing or produced by heat
  • pyrogèniqueof minerals formed at high temperatures
Italian pirogenico
  • pirogenicoof minerals formed at high temperatures
Polish pirogeniczny, pirogenny
  • pirogenicznyproducing or produced by heat
  • pirogennyproducing or produced by heat
  • pirogenicznyof minerals formed at high temperatures

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pyrogenic

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Anagrams

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APA

pyrogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrogenic

MLA

“pyrogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrogenic.

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