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.

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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

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.

From Project Gutenberg

And the true black element, more numerically powerful, more fertile, more cunning, better adapted to pyrogenic climate and tropical environment, would surely win.

From Project Gutenberg