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