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Meaning of steam cracking | Babel Free

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

uncountable

Equivalents

Français vapocraquage

Italiano piroscissione a vapore

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

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