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hydrotreating

hydrotreating is the present participle and gerund of hydrotreat.

Meaning of hydrotreat

Verb

hydrotreat (third-person singular simple present hydrotreats, present participle hydrotreating, simple past and past participle hydrotreated)

  1. To react with hydrogen as part of a chemical engineering process to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining

Noun

hydrotreating (uncountable)

  1. A chemical engineering process in which reaction with hydrogen is used to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining

Questions about hydrotreating

What does hydrotreating mean?
Hydrotreating means a chemical engineering process in which reaction with hydrogen is used to remove impurities, especially as part of oil refining.
What is hydrotreating the present participle and gerund of?
Hydrotreating is the present participle and gerund of hydrotreat.
What part of speech is hydrotreating?
Hydrotreating is a noun.

Words near hydrotreating in the dictionary

  1. hydrotransportation
  2. hydrotreat
  3. hydrotreated
  4. hydrotreater
  5. hydrotreaters
  6. hydrotreating
  7. hydrotreatment
  8. hydrotreatments
  9. hydrotreats
  10. hydrotrioxide
  11. hydrotrioxides

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