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pyrolytic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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adjective

Meaning 2

resulting from pyrolysis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱解的 /热解的 (rèjiě de) — of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis
  • French: pyrolytique — of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis
  • Italian: pirolitico — of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis