pyrogenicity

English

Etymology

From pyrogenic +‎ -ity.

Noun

pyrogenicity (usually uncountable, plural pyrogenicities)

1. (pathology, chemistry, geology) The condition or extent of being pyrogenic.
   • 2010, Magdy Khalil, Basic Sciences of Nuclear Medicine, page 63:

     Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method.

Derived terms

• nonpyrogenicity

Related terms

• apyrogen
• apyrogenetic
• apyrogenic
• apyrogenically
• apyrogenicity
• apyrogenous
• nonpyrogen
• nonpyrogenic
• nonpyrogenous
• pyrogen
• pyrogenesis
• pyrogenetic
• pyrogenic
• pyrogenically
• pyrogenous

 

Translations

condition or extent of being pyrogenic

• Polish: pirogenność, pirogeniczność