Pyrogen may refer to:
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Pyrogen (fever)
Fever, also referred to as pyrexia, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using val ...
, a fever inducing substance.
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Pyrogen (pyrotechnics)
In pyrotechnics, a pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult-to-ignite materials, such as thermites, gas generators, and solid-fuel rockets. The ...
, a pyrotechnic composition producing flame when heated by e.g. a bridgewire
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