hydrocracking

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ cracking.

Noun

hydrocracking (usually uncountable, plural hydrocrackings)

  1. (organic chemistry) The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.

Translations

Verb

hydrocracking

  1. present participle and gerund of hydrocrack
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