pythogenic

pythogenic
py·tho·gen·ic (pi″tho-jenґik) [Gr. pythein to rot + -genic] causing decay or decomposition.

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  • pythogenic — |pīthə|jenik, |pith adjective Etymology: pytho (from Greek pythein to cause to rot) + genic : produced by or originating from decomposition or filth typhoid has been considered a pythogenic fever …   Useful english dictionary

  • pythogenic — pythogenesis, n. /puy theuh jen ik, pith euh /, adj. originating from filth or putrescence. Also, pythogenous /puy thoj euh neuhs, pi /. [1860 65; < Gk pýth(ein) to rot + O + GENIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • pythogenic — produced by filth; causing dirt or decay Causation and Formation …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • pythogenic — adj. originating in filth, originating in rotten material …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • pythogenic — Coming from garbage …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • pythogenic —   a. due to or causing dirt or decay.    ♦ pythogenesis, n.    ♦ pythogenetic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • pythogenic, pythogenous — Originating from filth or putrescence …   Medical dictionary

  • Causation and Formation — These words refer to causation, formation, origination, production, growth, development or generation. While this might seem like a pretty broad category, all of the words in the list derive from the single Greek word genesis, which can have all… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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