pyrectic

paɪˈrɛtɪk

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Definition of pyrectic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

health science

TECH.

linked to fever, raising body heat

TECH.

The medication had pyrectic effects and raised his temperature overnight.

dreary

dull

Noun

medical

TECH.

substance causing fever or increased body temperature

TECH.

The doctor identified the pyrectic in the patient's system.

pyrogen

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Origin of pyrectic

Greek, pyretos (fever)

Examples of pyrectic in a sentence

Researchers studied the pyrectic response in patients with severe infections.
Researchers are studying a new pyrectic found in tropical plants.
The pyrectic was isolated to understand its effects better.

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French:pyrogène, agent pyrogène, ...
German:fiebererzeugend, Pyrogen, ...
Italian:pirogeno, agente febbrile, ...
Spanish:pirético, sustancia pirógena, ...
Portuguese:pirético, substância pirética, ...
Chinese:致热的, 致热物质, ...
Japanese:発熱性の, 発熱物質, ...
Arabic:حُمَّوِيّ, مُحَمِّر, ...
Hebrew:פֶּבְרִילִי, פִּירוֹגֶן, ...
Russian:пирогенный, пиретик, ...
Ukrainian:гарячковий, піретик, ...
Hindi:ज्वरजनक, बुखारकारक, ...
Bengali:জ্বরসৃষ্টিকারী, পাইরেটিক, ...
Catalan:piretogènic, pirètic, ...
Czech:pyretický, pyrogen, ...
Danish:febril, pyretikum, ...
Dutch:koortsverhogend, pyrectische stof, ...
Greek:πυρετογόνος, πυρετικό, ...
Hungarian:lázkeltő, pirogén, ...
Khmer:បង្កកម្ដៅខ្លួន, សារធាតុបង្កឱ្យក្តៅខ្លួន, ...
Korean:발열의, 발열 물질, ...
Persian:تب‌زا, تب‌افزا, ...
Polish:gorączkotwórczy, pyrogen, ...
Portuguese (BR):pirético, pirogênio, ...
Romanian:febril, agent febril, ...
Swedish:feberframkallande, ...
Thai:ก่อให้เกิดไข้, สารที่ทำให้เกิดไข้, ...
Turkish:ateş yükseltici, piretik, ...
Vietnamese:gây sốt, chất gây sốt, ...

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