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NALT Full

Preferred term

thermal degradation

Type

Topic

Definition

Chemical decomposition of a compound by heat, involving the uncatalyzed cleavage of covalent bonds.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

chemical degradation

Narrower concepts

pyrolysis

Synonyms

boiling lysis method
boiling lysis technique
thermal decomposition
thermolysis

In other languages

degradación térmica

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/24634

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