noun
a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst
• Syn: ↑cat cracker
• Hypernyms: ↑chemical reactor
• Part Holonyms: ↑oil refinery, ↑petroleum refinery
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noun : the unit in a petroleum refinery in which catalytic cracking is carried out — called also cat cracker
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catalytic cracker see ↑cat-cracker
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Main Entry: ↑catalysis
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catalytic cracker,
the apparatus or device used for catalytic cracking; cat cracker.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.