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pyrochemical

American  
[pahy-ruh-kem-i-kuhl] / ˌpaɪ rəˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

adjective

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

pyrochemical British  
/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

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

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pyrochemical Scientific  
/ pī′rō-kĕm′ĭ-kəl /

  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

Etymology

Origin of pyrochemical

pyro- + chemical

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