pyrogenous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective produced by or producing fever
    pyrogenetic; pyrogenic.
  2. adjective produced under conditions involving intense heat; especially from molten magma"
    igneous; pyrogenic.
    • igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state
    • igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone
    • pyrogenic strata

WordNet


Py*rog"e*nous adjective
Etymology
Gr. fire + genous: cf. F. purogène, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. Produced by fire; igneous. Mantell. .

Webster 1913