PYROGEN
Pyr"o*gen, n. Etym: [See Pyrogenous.]
1. Electricity. [R.]
2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.
PYROGENIC
Pyr`o*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + -gen + -ic.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Producing heat; — said of substances, as septic poisons, which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever.
PYROGENOUS
Py*rog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. genous: cf. F. purogène, Gr.
Defn: Produced by fire; igneous. Mantell. .
PYROGNOSTIC
Pyr`og*nos"tic, a. Etym: [Pyro- + Gr. (Min.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat; pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before the blowpipe; as, the pyrognostic characters of galena.