Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Chemical decomposition produced by exposure to a high temperature.
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- noun chemistry, physics The
decomposition of amaterial orcompound due toheat in the absence ofoxygen or any otherreagents
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- noun transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat
Etymologies
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From the Ancient Greek terms πῦρ (pyr, "fire") and λύσις (lysis, "loosing").
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