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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
py-ro-gen
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any substance characterized by great flammability, typically used to coat electric matches.

Etymology

From pyro- + -gen.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pyrogens (plural)

Derived Forms

depyrogenation

Synonyms

pyrectic

Questions

What does pyrogen mean?
Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature
Where does pyrogen come from?
From pyro- + -gen.

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