hydrocracking

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hydro- +‎ cracking

Noun[edit]

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.

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Verb[edit]

hydrocracking

  1. present participle and gerund of hydrocrack