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pyrogenesis

pyrogenesis noun: the production of fever.

Noun

pyrogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The production of fever.
  2. Gasification by means of heat.

Origin of pyrogenesis

pyro- + -genesis

Questions about pyrogenesis

What does pyrogenesis mean?
Pyrogenesis means the production of fever.
What part of speech is pyrogenesis?
Pyrogenesis is a noun.

Words near pyrogenesis in the dictionary

  1. pyrogallol
  2. pyrogallolic
  3. pyrogallols
  4. pyrogasification
  5. pyrogen
  6. pyrogenesis
  7. pyrogenetic
  8. pyrogenetically
  9. pyrogenic
  10. pyrogenically
  11. pyrogenicities

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