pyrolysis

English

Alternative forms

• pyrolisis

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek terms πῦρ (pyr, “fire”) and λύσις (lysis, “loosing”).

Pronunciation

• (RP)¹ IPA: /pɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/
• (RP)² IPA: /paɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Wikipedia pyrolysis (plural pyrolyses)

1. (chemistry, physics) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat in the absence of oxygen or any other reagents

Related terms

• pyrolyse, pyrolyze
• pyrolytic
• pyrolytically
• pyro-

See also

• autolysis
• electrolysis
• hydrolysis
• photolysis
• fire

Translations

decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents

• Catalan: piròlisi (ca)
• Czech: pyrolýza (cs) f
• Esperanto: pirolizo (eo)
• Finnish: pyrolyysi (fi)
• French: pyrolyse (fr)
• German: Pyrolyse (de)

• Hungarian: pirolízis (hu)
• Italian: pirolisi (it)
• Portuguese: pirólise (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: piroliza (sh)
• Spanish: pirólisis (es)