pyrolysis
noun
py·rol·y·sis pī-ˈrä-lə-səs 
: chemical change brought about by the action of heat
pyrolytic
ˌpī-rə-ˈli-tik
adjective pyrolytically
ˌpī-rə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This leads to pyrolysis, or thermal decomposition, which causes the collagen to break down into gasses. 
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022 The bill’s definition of recycling does not include energy recovery or energy generation, including combustion, pyrolysis, or gasification. Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Vales said Wastefront uses a thermochemical process known as pyrolysis, which heats the waste tires at 450 degrees and produces no carbon emissions. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 Another type of green hydrogen is produced using pyrolysis, heating methane and potentially other hydrocarbons in an oxygen-free reactor to produce hydrogen and solid carbon products. Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 Recent patent applications and announcements reveal that ExxonMobil is developing their own proprietary process for waste plastic pyrolysis. Brentan Alexander, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 The management of solid carbon from pyrolysis is largely contingent on its regulatory classification. Baker Institute, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 Classification is complicated by the fact that not all methane pyrolysis processes yield an identical carbon output. Baker Institute, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 And the largest waste plastic pyrolysis plant in the world from Brightmark is nearing completion in Ashley, Indiana, with more larger plants on the way. Brentan Alexander, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 See More
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022 The bill’s definition of recycling does not include energy recovery or energy generation, including combustion, pyrolysis, or gasification. Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Vales said Wastefront uses a thermochemical process known as pyrolysis, which heats the waste tires at 450 degrees and produces no carbon emissions. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 Another type of green hydrogen is produced using pyrolysis, heating methane and potentially other hydrocarbons in an oxygen-free reactor to produce hydrogen and solid carbon products. Whitaker Irvin Jr., Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 Recent patent applications and announcements reveal that ExxonMobil is developing their own proprietary process for waste plastic pyrolysis. Brentan Alexander, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 The management of solid carbon from pyrolysis is largely contingent on its regulatory classification. Baker Institute, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 Classification is complicated by the fact that not all methane pyrolysis processes yield an identical carbon output. Baker Institute, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 And the largest waste plastic pyrolysis plant in the world from Brightmark is nearing completion in Ashley, Indiana, with more larger plants on the way. Brentan Alexander, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
pyrolysis
noun
py·rol·y·sis pī-ˈräl-ə-səs
plural pyrolyses -ˌsēz
: chemical change brought about by the action of heat