ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hydrocracking

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hydrocracking is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of hydrocrack.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of hydrocrack.

More Meanings

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

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hydroconversion, cracking, steam cracking, hydroprocessing, hydrotreating, polyforming.

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