Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hydrocracking

1 sense of hydrocracking

Sense 1
hydrocracking -- (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)
       => cracking -- (the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process))