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noun 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
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- English cracking English hydrocracking From hydro- + cracking.
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