致熱物; 致熱原; 熱原; 熱原質
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.
pyrogen n : any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature [syn: {pyrectic}]