- hydrocracking
- noun Date: 1940 the cracking of hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen • hydrocrack transitive verb • hydrocracker noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hydrocracking
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hydrocracking — /huy dreuh krak ing/, n. the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen. [1935 40; HYDRO 2 + CRACKING] * * * … Universalium
hydrocracking — noun the production of high octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them … Wiktionary
hydrocracking — Process, or family of processes, combining hydrogenation of olefins and aromatics with catalytic cracking … Petroleum refining glossary
hydrocracking — hy·dro·cracking … English syllables
hydrocracking — hy•dro•crack•ing [[t]ˈhaɪ drəˌkræk ɪŋ[/t]] n. chem. ene the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen in a high pressure processing unit • Etymology: 1935–40 hy′dro•crack er, n … From formal English to slang
hydrocracking — noun the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst • Hypernyms: ↑cracking … Useful english dictionary
