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pyrogène

French, adjective\pi.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\

pyrogène is spelled P-Y-R-O-G-È-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written French, the 294,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pyrogène is a French adjective meaning “pyrogenic (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifiait une roche formée par la fusion ignée”.

What does pyrogène mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    pyrogenic (all senses)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qualifiait une roche formée par la fusion ignée. 2. Qui contient ou qui est enrobé d'une substance apte à s'enflammer facilement. 3. Qui provoque la fièvre.

noun: 1. Godet de forme et de décoration variées contenant des allumettes et muni d'un frottoir.

adjective: 1. Qui est produit par l’action du feu ou par une haute température.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pyrogène

  • pyrogènes plural
  • pyrogénés plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pyrogène?

  • \pi.ʁɔ.ʒɛn\
  • \pi.ʁɔ.ʒe.ne\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is pyrogène in French?

pyrogène appears about once in every 89 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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