pythogenic

[ pahy-thuh-jen-ik, pith-uh- ]

adjective
  1. originating from filth or putrescence.

Origin of pythogenic

1
1860–65; <Greek pȳ́th(ein) to rot + -o- + -genic
  • Also py·thog·e·nous [pahy-thoj-uh-nuhs, pi-]. /paɪˈθɒdʒ ə nəs, pɪ-/.

Other words from pythogenic

  • py·tho·gen·e·sis, noun

Words Nearby pythogenic

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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.

  • These words were uttered at a time when the pythogenic theory was more in favour than it is now.

    Louis Pasteur | Ren Vallery-Radot