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pyrogenic

[ pahy-ruh-jen-ik ]

adjective

  1. producing or produced by heat or fever.
  2. Also py·ro·ge·net·ic [] Geology. produced by heat, as the anhydrous minerals of an igneous rock.


pyrogenic

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk; paɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. produced by or producing heat
  2. pathol causing or resulting from fever
  3. geology less common words for igneous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrogenic1

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

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

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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