hydrocracking

English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ cracking

Noun

hydrocracking (usually uncountable, plural hydrocrackings)

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

Translations

hydrogenation combined with cracking

Finnish: vetykrakkaus

Verb

hydrocracking

present participle of hydrocrack

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