pyrochemical

[pahy-ruh-kem-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.

pyrochemical

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, being, producing, or resulting from chemical changes at high temperatures

pyrochemical

1. Relating to or designating chemical activity at elevated temperatures. Pyrochemical reactions are used, for example, to bring about the transmutation of certain transuranic elements.

Other Word Forms

• pyrochemically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrochemical¹

pyro- + chemical

Example Sentences

TRANSPOSITIONS, says Author Borgmann, are words rearranged into other words, and he gives examples in a rising order of difficulty: harmonicas�maraschino ; microcephaly�pyrochemical; oxhearts�thoraxes.

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