pyrolize

or py·ro·lyze

[ pahy-ruh-lahyz ]
/ ˈpaɪ rəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), py·ro·lized, py·ro·liz·ing. Chemistry.

to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
Also especially British, py·ro·lyse.

Origin of pyrolize

1930–35; back formation from pyrolysis; see -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pyrolize

py·ro·liz·er, noun

Words nearby pyrolize

pyrography, pyrokinesis, pyroligneous, pyroligneous acid, pyroligneous alcohol, pyrolize, pyrolusite, pyrolyse, pyrolysis, pyromagnetic, pyromancy

British Dictionary definitions for pyrolyse

pyrolyse

US pyrolyze

/ (ˈpaɪrəʊˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to subject to pyrolysis

Derived forms of pyrolyse

pyrolyser or pyrolyzer, noun