1. to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis; to decompose by heating in the absence of air or oxygen
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• The laboratory will pyrolize the organic compound to analyze its thermal decomposition.
• When you pyrolize wood at high temperatures without oxygen, you can produce charcoal.
• Industrial processes often pyrolize waste materials to recover useful chemicals.
• The researchers pyrolized the polymer sample to study its breakdown products.
• To pyrolize the coal effectively, the furnace must maintain a temperature above 500 degrees Celsius.