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pyrolysis oil

pyrolysis oil noun: biocrude as an alternative to fossil crude (fossil crude oil).

Noun

pyrolysis oil (plural pyrolysis oils)

  1. Biocrude as an alternative to fossil crude (fossil crude oil).
  2. An oil similar to biocrude made from plastic waste cleaned up from the environment (i.e., from remediation of pollution).
    • The researchers hope that the energy needed to make the pyrolysis oil from the garbage patch can be supplied by solar-plus-battery installations and new types of geothermal systems.

Forms of pyrolysis oil

pluralpyrolysis oils

Questions about pyrolysis oil

What does pyrolysis oil mean?
Pyrolysis oil means biocrude as an alternative to fossil crude (fossil crude oil).
What part of speech is pyrolysis oil?
Pyrolysis oil is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrolysis oil?
The plural of pyrolysis oil is pyrolysis oils.

Words near pyrolysis oil in the dictionary

  1. pyrolyser
  2. pyrolysers
  3. pyrolyses
  4. pyrolysing
  5. pyrolysis
  6. pyrolysis oil
  7. pyrolysize
  8. pyrolytic
  9. pyrolytically
  10. pyrolyzable
  11. pyrolyzate

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