PYROGEN

pyrogen, pyrectic

(noun) any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature

pyrogen

(noun) any substance characterized by its great flammability

Source: WordNet® 3.1

pyrogen (plural pyrogens)

(medicine) Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature

• pyrectic

• progeny

Source: Wiktionary

Pyr"o*gen, n. Etym: [See Pyrogenous.]

1. Electricity. [R.]

2. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure

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