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pyogenic

/ˌpaɪ.əˈdʒɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
pyo-genic
IPA
/ˌpaɪ.əˈdʒɛnɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Referring to bacterial infections that make pus.

Etymology

From pyo- + -genic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pyogenic (comparative) most pyogenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antipyogenic nonpyogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce pyogenic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpaɪ.əˈdʒɛnɪk/.
What does pyogenic mean?
Referring to bacterial infections that make pus.
Where does pyogenic come from?
From pyo- + -genic.

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