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pythogenic

[ pahy-thuh-jen-ik, pith-uh- ]

adjective

  1. originating from filth or putrescence.

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Other Words From

  • pytho·gene·sis noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pythogenic1

1860–65; < Greek pȳ́th ( ein ) to rot + -o- + -genic

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Example Sentences

It was no hypothetical infected medium — no problematical pythogenic gas — that killed the worms, but a definite organism.

These words were uttered at a time when the pythogenic theory was more in favour than it is now.

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