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pyrogenic

American  
[pahy-ruh-jen-ik] / ˌpaɪ rəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

  1. producing or produced by heat or fever.

  2. Geology. Also pyrogenetic produced by heat, as the anhydrous minerals of an igneous rock.

pyrogenic British  
/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, paɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. produced by or producing heat

  2. pathol causing or resulting from fever

  3. geology less common words for igneous

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Etymology

Origin of pyrogenic

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

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