pyrogenic

American

[pahy-ruh-jen-ik] / ˌpaɪ rəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

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

pyrogenic British

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, paɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

produced by or producing heat
pathol causing or resulting from fever
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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A more general designation is “pyrogenic processes,” which also includes such operations as leading vapours through red-hot tubes and condensing the products.

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