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pyrolize

American  
[pahy-ruh-lahyz] / ˈpaɪ rəˌlaɪz /
especially British, pyrolyse or pyrolyze

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
pyrolized, pyrolizing

  1. to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.

Other Word Forms

  • pyrolizer noun

Etymology

Origin of pyrolize

1930–35; back formation from pyrolysis; -ize

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