pirólise
Portuguese, noun/piˈɾɔ.li.zi/
pirólise is spelled P-I-R-Ó-L-I-S-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 98,532nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pirólise is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pyrolysis (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trata-se de tratamento térmico; pirogênese, ou reação obtida através do calor; pirogenação: processo de…”.
What does pirólise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepyrolysis (decomposition of a material or compound due to heat where there is no oxygen or other reagents)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. trata-se de tratamento térmico; pirogênese, ou reação obtida através do calor; pirogenação: processo de aquecimento de um composto até que sejam liberados outros compostos ou elementos químicos que se separam pela diferença de temperatura 2. processo de tratamento químico do lixo, pelo fogo, gerando subprodutos comercializáveis; uma das formas de reciclagem dos materiais, em geral utilizada para materiais compósitos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce pirólise?
- Brazil /piˈɾɔ.li.zi/
- Portugal /piˈɾɔ.li.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pirólise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pirólise in Portuguese?
pirólise appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).