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hydropyrolysis

hydropyrolysis noun: hydrogen pyrolysis: the thermal decomposition which takes place when organic compounds are heated to high temperatures in the presence of hydrogen. In some case, water may be used as the hydrogen source.

Noun

hydropyrolysis (plural hydropyrolyses)

  1. Hydrogen pyrolysis: the thermal decomposition which takes place when organic compounds are heated to high temperatures in the presence of hydrogen. In some case, water may be used as the hydrogen source.

Forms of hydropyrolysis

pluralhydropyrolyses

Origin of hydropyrolysis

From hydro- + pyrolysis.

Questions about hydropyrolysis

What does hydropyrolysis mean?
Hydropyrolysis means hydrogen pyrolysis: the thermal decomposition which takes place when organic compounds are heated to high temperatures in the presence of hydrogen. In some case, water may be used as the hydrogen source.
What part of speech is hydropyrolysis?
Hydropyrolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of hydropyrolysis?
The plural of hydropyrolysis is hydropyrolyses.

Words near hydropyrolysis in the dictionary

  1. hydropump
  2. hydropumps
  3. hydropyrolysate
  4. hydropyrolysates
  5. hydropyrolyses
  6. hydropyrolysis
  7. hydropyrrolation
  8. hydroquinidine
  9. hydroquinone
  10. hydroquinones
  11. hydroreceptor

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