PYTHOGENIC
\pˌa͡ɪθə͡ʊd͡ʒˈɛnɪk], \pˌaɪθəʊdʒˈɛnɪk], \p_ˌaɪ_θ_əʊ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_k]\
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p[=i]-th[=o]-jen'ik, adj. produced by filth.--n. PYTHOGEN'ESIS. [Gr. pythein, to rot, root of gignesthai, to become.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Caused by filth or putrefaction.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].