Definition of pyrogens Pyrogens
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What does pyrogens mean?
Wiktionary 
- pyrogens (Noun)
Plural of pyrogen.
WordNet
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| pyrogen - any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature | ||
| pyrectic | ||
| substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" | ||
| pyrogen - any substance characterized by its great flammability | ||
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Wiktionary
- pyrogen (Noun)
Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pyrogen (n.)
Electricity. - pyrogen (n.)
A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pyrogen
Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pyrogen
pī′rō-jen, n. any substance which causes fever when introduced into the blood.—adjs. Pyrogenet′ic, Pyrog′enous, producing fire: produced by fire; Pyrogen′ic, producing fever. [Gr. pyr, fire, root of gignesthai, to become.]
