pyrolize

English

Verb

pyrolize (third-person singular simple present pyrolizes, present participle pyrolizing, simple past and past participle pyrolized)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To perform or undergo pyrolysis.
   • 2017, Robert W. Fitzgerald, Fire Performance Analysis for Buildings, page 104:

     A fire on a flat surface cannot propagate because much of the heat generated is lost to the air and feedback is too weak to pyrolize volatile gases.

Derived terms

• pyrolizer