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pyrolyze

Syllabification: (py·ro·lyze)
Pronunciation: /ˈpīrəˌlīz/
(Britishpyrolyse)
Definition of pyrolyze

verb

Chemistry
  • make or become decomposed through heating to a high temperature.

Origin:

1920s: from pyrolysis, on the pattern of analyze

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