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cracking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chemical process, chemical action, chemical change |
| Has types | hydrocracking |
| Derivation | crack |
Examples of cracking
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The records show the cracking was either repaired or the damaged parts replaced.
From the usatoday.com
Two workers fled when they heard a cracking sound, the acting fire marshal said.
From the washingtontimes.com
Zucker is two goals shy of cracking DU's single-season top-10 list for freshmen.
From the denverpost.com
The officers accuse the warden, Claudia Surt, of not cracking down on the group.
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The arrest raised hopes that Islamabad was finally cracking down on the Taliban.
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He dropped off and pulled himself back several times before completely cracking.
From the theepochtimes.com
It's early summer and time to get cracking with water management in your garden.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The meat has a lovely flavour and there's enough fat to produce lovely cracking.
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Time to get cracking on a money theme that promises to make this year a big one.
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- Crack: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig"
- Bang-up: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
- Fracture: the act of cracking something
- The process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
- (crack) a long narrow opening
- (crack) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"
- (CRACK) Project Prevention (founded and formerly known as or C.R.A.C.K.) is an American non-profit organization which also has a presence in the United Kingdom, which pays drug addicts cash for volunteering for long-term birth control, including sterilization. ...
- "Craic" (/kru00E6k/ KRAK) or "crack" is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. It is often used with the definite article u2013 the craic u2013 as in the expression "What's the craic?" (meaning "How are you?" or "What's happening?")...
- (Crack (drug)) Crack cocaine is the freebase form of cocaine that can be smoked. It may also be termed rock, hard, iron, cavvy, base, or just crack. Manual of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment, Todd Wilk Estroff, M.D., 2001 (306 pages), pp. ...
