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cat cracker

noun

a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst

• Syn: ↑catalytic cracker

• Hypernyms: ↑chemical reactor

• Part Holonyms: ↑oil refinery, ↑petroleum refinery

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\\ˈkatˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun

Etymology: by shortening

: catalytic cracker

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cat cracker,

= catalytic cracker. (Cf. ↑catalytic cracker)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.