TERMIUM Plus^®

Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The method by which hydrocarbons of one composition are reduced to lower members of the same series, or converted into other hydrocarbons during distillation.  2, record 1, English, - cracking%20of%20oil

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

[This method] originated about 50 years ago by the still men in the old Pennsylvania refineries and means just what its connotation conveys, namely a part alteration, as distinguished from the more complete decomposition which would disrupt the molecule largely into carbon and permanent gas. Cracking simply alters the molecules to an extent that produces an amount of low-toiling fractions that can not be obtained by simple distillation.  2, record 1, English, - cracking%20of%20oil

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Catalytic, thermal cracking of oil.  3, record 1, English, - cracking%20of%20oil

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

craquage : Procédé de raffinage du pétrole qui consiste à fractionner les grosses molécules lourdes en molécules plus petites.  2, record 1, French, - craquage%20du%20p%C3%A9trole

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Craquage catalytique, thermique du pétrole.  3, record 1, French, - craquage%20du%20p%C3%A9trole

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish