cracking
Definition 1
Petroleum refinery process in which large heavy oil molecules are broken down into smaller ones. If conducted only with the application of heat, it is called thermal cracking. If a catalyst is also used, it is called catalytic cracking. If hydrogen is used in addition to heat and catalysts, it is called hydrocracking.
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