pyrogen

English

Etymology

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Noun

pyrogen (plural pyrogens)

1. (deprecated template usage) (medicine) Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature

Synonyms

• pyrectic

Translations

substance that produces fever

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: Template:zh-ts

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: пироген (ru) m (pirogen)

Anagrams

• progeny

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German

Adjective

pyrogen (not comparable)

1. pyrogenic
2. pyretic