pyrolyse

See also: Pyrolyse and pyrolysé

English

Alternative forms

• pyrolyze (US)

Etymology

From 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

• pyrolysize

Related terms

• pyrolysis

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

Further reading

• “pyrolyse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.