pythogenic
[ pahy-thuh-jen-ik, pith-uh- ]
adjective
originating from filth or putrescence.
Origin of pythogenic
1- Also py·thog·e·nous [pahy-thoj-uh-nuhs, pi-]. /paɪˈθɒdʒ ə nəs, pɪ-/.
Other words from pythogenic
- py·tho·gen·e·sis, noun
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How to use pythogenic in a sentence
It was no hypothetical infected medium — no problematical pythogenic gas — that killed the worms, but a definite organism.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 | John TyndallThese words were uttered at a time when the pythogenic theory was more in favour than it is now.
Louis Pasteur | Ren Vallery-Radot
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