pyrogenous

• Adjectif désuet signifiant produit ou résultant de l'action de la chaleur ou du feu ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne. Il peut aussi qualifier ce qui engendre de la chaleur.

An obsolete adjective meaning produced by or resulting from heat or fire; rarely used in modern English.

1. Fever-producingC2formalmedical

   Relating to or causing the production of fever.

   pyrogène

   • Certain bacterial toxins are pyrogenous and can induce a high temperature.
   • The pyrogenous substance was identified in the patient's blood sample.
   • Researchers studied the pyrogenous effects of the new vaccine.

   Synonymespyrogenic

2. Formed by heatC2formalscientific

   Produced or formed under conditions of intense heat, typically referring to rocks or minerals.

   Formé par la chaleur

   • Granite is a pyrogenous rock formed from cooled magma.
   • The geologist examined the pyrogenous deposits near the volcano.
   • Pyrogenous minerals often have a crystalline structure.

   Synonymesigneouspyrogeneticpyrogenicvolcanic