pyrochemical

[ pahy-ruh-kem-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.

pyrochemical

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈkɛmɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, being, producing, or resulting from chemical changes at high temperatures

pyrochemical

/ pī′rō-kĕm′ĭ-kəl /

1. Relating to or designating chemical activity at elevated temperatures. Pyrochemical reactions are used, for example, to bring about the transmutation of certain transuranic elements.

Derived Forms

• ˌpyroˈchemically, adverb

Other Words From

• pyro·chemi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrochemical¹

pyro- + chemical

Example Sentences

TRANSPOSITIONS, says Author Borgmann, are words rearranged into other words, and he gives examples in a rising order of difficulty: harmonicas�maraschino ; microcephaly�pyrochemical; oxhearts�thoraxes.

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