"pyrolysis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /paɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /paɪˈɹɑləsɪs/ [General-American], /pɑɪˈɹɔlɪsɪs/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-pyrolysis.ogg [US] Forms: pyrolyses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English pyrolysis From pyro- + -lysis. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pyro-|-lysis|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English pyrolysis [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" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to loosen", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*lewh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "λύω", "gloss" : "loosen", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "abstract nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τις", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-σις", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "λῠ́σῐς", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-lysis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pyrolysis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pyrolysis"> From pyro- + -lysis. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|pyrolyses}} pyrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural pyrolyses)
  1. (physical chemistry) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents. Tags: countable, physical, uncountable Derived forms: hydropyrolysis, hydrous pyrolysis, pyrolysize Translations (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents): pirolisi (Basque), gwrezrannadur [masculine] (Breton), piròlisi [feminine] (Catalan), 熱解 /热解 (rèjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 熱裂解 /热裂解 (rèlièjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), pyrolýza [feminine] (Czech), pirolizo (Esperanto), pyrolyysi (Finnish), pyrolyse [feminine] (French), Pyrolyse [feminine] (German), πυρόλυση (pyrólysi) [feminine] (Greek), pirolízis (Hungarian), pirolisi [feminine] (Italian), 熱分解 (netsubunkai) (Japanese), пиролиз (piroliz) (Kazakh), piroliza [feminine] (Polish), pirólise [masculine] (Portuguese), пиро́лиз (piróliz) [masculine] (Russian), piroliza (Serbo-Croatian), pirólisis [feminine] (Spanish), apuybilos (Tagalog), piroliz (Turkish)

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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
      "word": "熱解 /热解"
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
      "word": "pyrolyysi"
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "roman": "pyrólysi",
      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "word": "pirolízis"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "netsubunkai",
      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
      "word": "熱分解"
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      "sense": "decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents",
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      "code": "tr",
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