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steam cracking

steam cracking noun: the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes.

Noun

steam cracking (uncountable)

  1. The cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes

steam cracking meaning in Tamil

steam cracking in Tamil

நீராவியாற் பகுப்பு

Questions about steam cracking

What does steam cracking mean?
Steam cracking means the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons, at high temperature in the presence of steam, in order to produce ethylene, propylene and other light alkenes.
What is steam cracking in Tamil?
Steam cracking in Tamil is நீராவியாற் பகுப்பு. See Steam cracking meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steam cracking?
Steam cracking is a noun.

Words near steam cracking in the dictionary

  1. steam condensers
  2. steam cooker
  3. steam cookers
  4. steam cracker
  5. steam crackers
  6. steam cracking
  7. steam crane
  8. steam cranes
  9. steam devil
  10. steam digester
  11. steam digesters

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