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pyrolysis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyrolysis has 1 sense
- pyrolysis(n = noun.event) Array - transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat; Array is a kind of shift, transformation, transmutation
Derived form adjective pyrolytic1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pyrolysis, n. chemical decomposition brought about by heat.
Derivative
pyrolytic adj.
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