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pyrogenic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pyrogenous, pyrogenetic, pyretogenetic, pyretogenic, pyretogenous

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a mineral: formed from magma at high temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pyrogenous, pyrogenetic

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

produced under conditions involving intense heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: igneous, pyrogenous

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

produced by or producing fever

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pyrogenous, pyrogenetic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pyro- + -genic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пирогенен (pirogenen) — producing or produced by heat
  • French: pyrogènique — producing or produced by heat
  • Polish: pirogeniczny — producing or produced by heat
  • Polish: pirogenny — producing or produced by heat
  • Bulgarian: вулканичен (vulkaničen) — of minerals formed at high temperatures
  • French: pyrogènique — of minerals formed at high temperatures
  • Italian: pirogenico — of minerals formed at high temperatures
  • Polish: pirogeniczny — of minerals formed at high temperatures