hydrocracker

hydrocracker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Hellenic *údōr
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.
English hydro-
English cracker
English hydrocracker

    From hydro- + cracker.

    Noun

    hydrocracker (plural hydrocrackers)

    1. (organic chemistry) A chemical engineering plant in which hydrocracking takes place.
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