Pyrogen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pyrogen	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Pyrogen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pyrogen n any substance characterized by its great flammability any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature Synonym(s): pyrogen, pyrectic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrogen \Pyr"o*gen\, n. [See {Pyrogenous}.] 1. Electricity. [R.] 2. (Physiol. Chem.) A poison separable from decomposed meat infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous matter through the agency of bacteria.