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pyrolysis

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9 lettersPronunciation /paɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted iloprssyyStarts with PEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat

Word origin

From pyro- + -lysis.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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