pyrolysis

noun
/paɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/UK/paɪˈɹɑləsɪs/US/pɑɪˈɹɔlɪsɪs/

Etymology

From pyro- + -lysis.

  1. derived from λύσις
  2. formed as pyrolysis — “pyro- + -lysis

Definitions

  1. The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or…

    The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents.

    • Techniques that have successfully identified ionic intermediates in solution have been applied to gas-phase pyrolyses.
    • Twenty years ago our real understanding of the mechanism of alkane pyrolyses was little better than rudimentary.
    • Pyrolysis involves the thermal degradation of the rubber of the tyre to give an oil and gas leaving a residual solid carbon and the steel casing of the tyre.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pyrolysis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA