Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mol-y-sis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dissociation or decomposition of a material as a result of being heated

noun

The dissipation of heat from the body, especially by evaporation or radiation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English thermolysis From thermo- + -lysis.

Inflected Forms

thermolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrothermolysis photothermolysis solvothermolysis

Frequently Paired Words

thermolytic

Questions

What does thermolysis mean?: The dissociation or decomposition of a material as a result of being heated
Where does thermolysis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English thermolysis From thermo- + -lysis.

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