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pyrolyse

pyrolyse verb: to undergo pyrolysis.

Verb

pyrolyse (third-person singular simple present pyrolyses, present participle pyrolysing, simple past and past participle pyrolysed)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo pyrolysis.
  2. (transitive) To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat.

Synonyms of pyrolyse

Forms of pyrolyse

third-person singular presentpyrolyses
present participlepyrolysing
past participlepyrolysed
pastpyrolysed
alternative formpyrolyze
alternative formpyrolize

Origin of pyrolyse

From pyro- + -lyse.

Questions about pyrolyse

What does pyrolyse mean?
Pyrolyse means to undergo pyrolysis.
What part of speech is pyrolyse?
Pyrolyse is a verb.
What is the past tense of pyrolyse?
The past tense of pyrolyse is pyrolysed.

Words near pyrolyse in the dictionary

  1. pyrolusite
  2. pyrolusites
  3. pyrolysable
  4. pyrolysate
  5. pyrolysates
  6. pyrolyse
  7. pyrolysed
  8. pyrolyser
  9. pyrolysers
  10. pyrolyses
  11. pyrolysing

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