PYROGENOUS
igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous
(adjective) 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”
pyrogenic, pyrogenous, pyrogenetic
(adjective) produced by or producing fever
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pyrogenous (comparative more pyrogenous, superlative most pyrogenous)
(pathology, chemistry, geology) synonym of pyrogenic
(pathology, chemistry, geology) synonym of pyrogenetic
Source: Wiktionary
Py*rog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. genous: cf. F. purogène, Gr.
Definition: Produced by fire; igneous. Mantell. .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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