PYROLYSIS


Meaning of PYROLYSIS in English

— pyrolytic /puy'reuh lit"ik/ , adj.

/puy rol"euh sis/ , n. Chem.

1. the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.

2. the resulting decomposition.

[ 1885-90; PYRO- + -LYSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .