pyrolyse

See also: Pyrolyse and pyrolysé

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

pyro- + -lyse

Verb

pyrolyse (third-person singular simple present pyrolyses, present participle pyrolysing, simple past and past participle pyrolysed)

  1. (intransitive, chemistry) To undergo pyrolysis.
  2. (transitive, chemistry) To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat.

Synonyms

French

Noun

pyrolyse f (plural pyrolyses)

  1. pyrolysis (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents)

Verb

pyrolyse

  1. inflection of pyrolyser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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