pyrogen

Noun

Meaning

Electricity.

A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pyrectic pyrogenic fumed exothermic exotherm pyrogenically exothermically exothermally pyrogens

Hypernyms

substance

Anagrams

progeny

Examples

A trigger of the fever, called a pyrogen, causes a release of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Source: Internet

Tumor necrosis factor-α also acts as a pyrogen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pyrogallin pyrogallol pyrogasification pyrogenesis pyrogenetic pyrogenic