pyrogenous

Adjective

py=rog=e=nous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pyrogenous(a = adj.pert) pyrogenetic, pyrogenic - produced by or producing fever; Array

Derived form noun pyrogen₂

pyrogenous(a = adj.pert) igneous, pyrogenic - produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata"

pyrogenous, a. [Gr. fire + genous: cf. F. purogène, Gr. .].

Produced by fire; igneous. Mantell. . [1913 Webster]

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