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pyrogen: Meaning and Definition of

py•ro•gen

Pronunciation: (pī'ru-jun, -jen"), [key]
— n.
  1. a substance, as a thermostable bacterial toxin, that produces a rise in temperature in a human or animal.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
pyrogallol pyrogenic
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