pyrogenous
Americanadjective
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Origin of pyrogenous
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Hy′dric, containing hydrogen; Hydrog′enous, containing hydrogen: produced by the action of water, as applied to rocks in opposition to those that are pyrogenous, formed by the action of fire.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
And yet not a mountain meets the eye—not even a hill—but the dark cyprières, draped with the silvery tillandsia, form a background to the picture with all the grandeur of the pyrogenous granite!
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid
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