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pyrogenesis
noun
py·ro·genesis
\ˌpīrō+\
Definition of pyrogenesis
1 : the production of heat
2 : production of some product by the action of heat
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Origin and Etymology of pyrogenesis
New Latin, from pyr- + Latin genesis
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