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cumene process

cumene process noun: an industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.

Noun

cumene process

  1. An industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.
    Synonyms:
    Hock process

Synonyms of cumene process

Origin of cumene process

So called because cumene (isopropyl benzene) is the intermediate material during this process.

Questions about cumene process

What does cumene process mean?
Cumene process means an industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.
What part of speech is cumene process?
Cumene process is a noun.

Words near cumene process in the dictionary

  1. cume
  2. cumec
  3. cumecs
  4. cumed
  5. cumene
  6. cumene process
  7. cumengite
  8. cumenol
  9. cumenols
  10. cumerbund
  11. cumerbunds

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