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pyrolysate

noun
py·rol·y·sate | \pī-ˈrä-lə-ˌzāt, -ˌsāt\
variants: or pyrolyzate \pī-ˈrä-lə-ˌzāt \

Definition of pyrolysate 

: a product of pyrolysis

First Known Use of pyrolysate

1944, in the meaning defined above

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