English Explanatory Dictionary

hydrocracking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hydrocrack

Word forms

hydrocracking hydrocrackings

Etymology

From hydro- + cracking.

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