pyrolytic

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adjective

Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis.

OriginEnglish lytic ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

adjectivepyrolytic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishlytic
  7. Englishpyrolytic

From pyro- + lytic.

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Translations

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

pyrolytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrolytic

MLA

“pyrolytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrolytic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrolytic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrolytic.

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