pyrochemicaladj.
/ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈkɛmᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌpaɪroʊˈkɛmək(ə)l/ Science.
Relating to, involving, or arising from the chemical action of heat.
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1849 P. F. H. Fromberg tr. G. J. Mulder Chem. Veg. & Animal Physiol. 44 A low temperature..is as capable of changing complex combinations, as one more elevated is of transforming all the organic bodies in a large series of pyrochemical products [Du. van pyrochemische producten], whose characters entirely depend on the temperature.
1896 Science 24 July 110/2 The Laboratory contains..a room for pyrochemical research.
1908 Illinois State Geol. Bull. 9 149 Experimental evidence indicates that variation in the fineness of grain controls many of the physical and pyrochemical properties exhibited by clays.
1949 Jrnl. Industr. Chem. 41 1737/2 Cuprous oxide of pyrochemical origin is characterized by high apparent density, low oil absorption, and a rather dull red color.
1997 Progress in Nucl. Energy 31 175 Pyrochemical processes..appears [sic] suitable for recovery and recycling actinides from spent fuels from light water cooled reactors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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