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pyrolisis

pyrolisis is the misspelling of pyrolysis.

Meaning of pyrolysis

Noun

pyrolysis (countable and uncountable, plural pyrolyses)

  1. (physical) The decomposition of a material or compound by heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents.
    • Techniques that have successfully identified ionic intermediates in solution have been applied to gas-phase pyrolyses.1972, A. C. Knipe, “Chapter 4: Elimination Reactions”, in B. Capon, C. W. Rees, editors, Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1971, page 143

Questions about pyrolisis

What is pyrolisis the misspelling of?
Pyrolisis is the misspelling of pyrolysis.

Words near pyrolisis in the dictionary

  1. pyroligneous acid
  2. pyrolignic
  3. pyrolignite
  4. pyrolignites
  5. pyrolignous
  6. pyrolisis
  7. pyrolite
  8. pyrolites
  9. pyrolithic
  10. pyrolitic
  11. pyrolizable

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