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steam cracking

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

steam crane steam devil steam digester steam distillation steam dome steam donkey

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