pyrogenous

1. 1.

   produced by or producing fever

   Synonymspyrogenicpyrogenetic
2. 2.

   produced under conditions involving intense heat

   “igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma”

   “igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone”

   “pyrogenic strata”

   Synonymsigneouspyrogenic

Questions about pyrogenous

What does pyrogenous mean?

pyrogenous means "produced by or producing fever". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pyrogenous?

pyrogenous has 4 syllables: py-ro-ge-nous. The stress falls on "ro".

What is another word for pyrogenous?

Close synonyms include pyrogenic, pyrogenetic, igneous, pyrogenic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pyrogenous a common word?

pyrogenous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.