hydrocracking
The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or…The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From hydro- + cracking.From hydro- + cracking.
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Forms
plural: hydrocrackings| Singular | hydrocracking |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable