hydrocracking

hydrocracking

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-
Middle English crakynge
English cracking
English hydrocracking

    From hydro- + cracking.

    Noun

    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.

    Translations

    Verb

    hydrocracking

    1. present participle and gerund of hydrocrack
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