Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrocracking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dro-c-rack-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of hydrocrack

Etymology

From hydro- + cracking.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hydrocrackings (plural)

Questions

What does hydrocracking mean?: The production of high-octane petroleum fuel and kerosene by hydrogenating large or complex hydrocarbons and then cracking them.
Where does hydrocracking come from?: From hydro- + cracking.

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