"pyrolyse" meaning in English

See pyrolyse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pyrolyse.wav [US] Forms: pyrolyses [present, singular, third-person], pyrolysing [participle, present], pyrolysed [participle, past], pyrolysed [past], pyrolyze [alternative], pyrolize [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -lyse English pyrolyse From pyro- + -lyse. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pyro-|-lyse|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -lyse English pyrolyse [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*pāwər", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πῦρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pyr", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-lyse", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyrolyse", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pyrolyse"> From pyro- + -lyse. Head templates: {{en-verb}} pyrolyse (third-person singular simple present pyrolyses, present participle pyrolysing, simple past and past participle pyrolysed)
  1. (intransitive, chemistry) To undergo pyrolysis. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pyrolyse-en-verb-hn9B91Oi Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyro-, English terms suffixed with -lyse, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyro-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lyse: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 16 8 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 53 47 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (transitive, chemistry) To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pyrolyse-en-verb--JBUFz9b Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyro-, English terms suffixed with -lyse, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyro-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lyse: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 16 8 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 53 47 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pyrolysize Related terms: pyrolysis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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