adjective
- having undergone pyrolysis; decomposed by heat without oxygen
Usage: technical; chemistry
verb
- past tense and past participle of pyrolyze; subjected to pyrolysis (decomposition by heat in the absence of oxygen)
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The wood was pyrolyzed at high temperatures to produce charcoal.
- Pyrolyzed biomass can be used as a soil amendment.
- The pyrolyzed material showed improved carbon content.
- Scientists pyrolyzed the plastic waste to recover valuable compounds.
- Pyrolyzed oils are used in various industrial applications.