Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Physiology Dissipation of heat from the body, as by evaporation.
- noun Chemistry Dissociation of chemical bonds or decomposition of compounds by heat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
dissociation , 2. - noun The dispersion of heat from the body, by radiation, conduction, evaporation, and the warming of excreta and dejecta.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The resolution of a compound into parts by heat; dissociation by heat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry The
dissociation ordecomposition of a material as a result of beingheated - noun physiology The
dissipation ofheat from the body, especially byevaporation orradiation
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word thermolysis.
Examples
-
With the Smart Xide DOT™ (dermal optimal thermolysis) laser, there is a degree of versatility previously unseen in laser surgery.
-
With the Smart Xide DOT™ (dermal optimal thermolysis) laser, there is a degree of versatility previously unseen in laser surgery.
-
Bordier created the first literature that focuses on the features and background information on the thermolysis of dermatological field of medicine.
-
With the Smart Xide DOT™ (dermal optimal thermolysis) laser, there is a degree of versatility previously unseen in laser surgery.
-
U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0173237 A1 to Bridgwater et al. teaches an ablative thermolysis reactor, shown in
FreshPatents.com: Notable Patent Applications - 05/06/2010 2010
-
As the name implies, make use of thermolysis enough heat to make hair grow down under the skin.
-
In hydrolysis, water is combined with ammonia borane and the process requires a catalyst to generate hydrogen while, in thermolysis, the material must be heated to more than 170°C, or more than 330°F, to release sufficient quantities of hydrogen.
The Engineer - News 2010
-
Using water containing deuterium instead of hydrogen enabled the researchers to trace how much hydrogen is generated from the hydrolysis reaction and how much from the thermolysis reaction − details critical to understanding the process.
The Engineer - News 2010
-
The process combines hydrolysis and thermolysis, two hydrogen-generating processes that are not practical by themselves for vehicle applications.
The Engineer - News 2010
-
The process combines hydrolysis and thermolysis, two hydrogen generating processes that aren't practical themselves for vehicle applications.
Ecofriend 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.