| English Dictionary |
PYROGENOUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does pyrogenous mean?
• PYROGENOUS (adjective)
The adjective PYROGENOUS has 2 senses:
1. produced by or producing fever
2. produced under conditions involving intense heat
Familiarity information: PYROGENOUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced by or producing fever
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
pyrogenetic; pyrogenic; pyrogenous
Pertainym:
pyrogen (any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature)
Derivation:
pyrogen (any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Produced under conditions involving intense heat
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
igneous; pyrogenic; pyrogenous
Context example:
pyrogenic strata
Pertainym:
heat (the presence of heat)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love... and then we return home." (Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"Advice sharpens a rusty opinion." (Arabic proverb)
"Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn)." (Danish proverb)