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pyrogenous

py·ro·ge·nous

uncommon

adjective

1.

produced by or producing fever

Synonyms
2.

produced under conditions involving intense heat

  • “igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma”
  • “igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone”
  • “pyrogenic strata”
Synonyms

Origin

From pyro- + -genous.

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