- pyrogen (n.)
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[pyrogen 词源字典] - 1858, as a proposed word for "electricity," from pyro- + -gen. Meaning "fever-producer" is from 1896. Related: Pyrogenic; pyrogenetic. Greek pyrogenes meant "born in fire, wrought by fire."[pyrogen etymology, pyrogen origin, 英语词源]