noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', na-adjective
thermal decomposition; pyrolysis; thermolysis; thermal cracking
Technical term used in chemistry and engineering for breaking down substances by heat, often in the absence of oxygen. 熱分解する is the common verb form.
プラスチックを熱分解して燃料を回収する技術が研究されている。
Technologies to recover fuel by thermally decomposing plastic are being researched.
この物質は高温で熱分解する。
This substance undergoes thermal decomposition at high temperatures.