"pyrolyse" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pyrolyse.wav Forms: pyrolyses [present, singular, third-person], pyrolysing [participle, present], pyrolysed [participle, past], pyrolysed [past], pyrolyze [alternative], pyrolize [alternative]
Etymology: From pyro- + -lyse. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pyro-|-lyse}} 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 with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyro-, English terms suffixed with -lyse, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyro-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lyse: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 16 7 32 27 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 with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pyro-, English terms suffixed with -lyse, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pyro-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lyse: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 16 7 32 27 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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