lyso-, lyo-, ly-, -lysin, -lys-, -lysis, -lytic, -lyt-, -lyz-

1. In analytical chemistry, any test using heat for the analysis of thermodynamic or physical properties of materials, including distillation, calorimetry, and boiling and freezing point determinations.
2. Used in metallurgy, specifically, a test used to determine metal transformations based on the temperatures at which thermal arrests occur.

1. Loss, or dissipation, of bodily heat by evaporation, radiation, etc.
2. Chemical decomposition by heat.
3. The breakdown of a substance induced by heating it.