pirólise
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosing”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɾɔ.li.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɾɔ.li.ze/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /piˈɾɔ.li.zɨ/
- Hyphenation: pi‧ró‧li‧se
Noun
pirólise f (uncountable)
- (chemistry) pyrolysis (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents)
Further reading
- “pirólise”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “pirólise”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026