pyrogenetic

adjective

py·​ro·​genetic

¦pī(ˌ)rō+

: of, relating to, or produced by pyrogenesis

pyrogenetically

"+

adverb

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyr- + -genetic

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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