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noun
Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Any substance characterized by great flammability, typically used to coat electric matches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pyrectic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: substance
noun
any substance characterized by its great flammability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: substance
History
From pyro- + -gen.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
