Term: cracking: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: chalk dust: dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: collodion: a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: flying start: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: linear regression: the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: ring-necked parakeet: African parakeet
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: spike heath: small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: stratification: forming or depositing in layers
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: crispness: an expressive style that is direct and to the point
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: genus diomedea: type of the Diomedeidae
Broader: chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | Unrelated: grazing fire: fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground