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pyrolyse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-rol-yse
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undergo pyrolysis.

Intransitive verb

verb

To decompose or transform a substance by subjecting it to heat.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -lyse English pyrolyse From pyro- + -lyse.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyrolyses (present, singular) pyrolysing (participle, present) pyrolysed (participle, past) pyrolysed (past) pyrolyze (alternative) pyrolize (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pyrolysis

Synonyms

pyrolysize

Questions

What does pyrolyse mean?
To undergo pyrolysis.
Where does pyrolyse come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -lyse English pyrolyse From pyro- + -lyse.

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