CATALYTIC CRACKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catalytic cracker mean? 

• CATALYTIC CRACKER (noun)
  The noun CATALYTIC CRACKER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CATALYTIC CRACKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATALYTIC CRACKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cat cracker; catalytic cracker

Hypernyms ("catalytic cracker" is a kind of...):

chemical reactor (an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction)

Holonyms ("catalytic cracker" is a part of...):

oil refinery; petroleum refinery (a refinery for petroleum)