hydroprocessing

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

English processing

English hydroprocessing

From hydro- + processing.

Noun

hydroprocessing (uncountable)

1. Any of several chemical engineering processes including hydrogenation, hydrocracking and hydrotreating, especially as part of oil refining.

Etymology 2

From hydroprocess + -ing.

Verb

hydroprocessing

1. present participle and gerund of hydroprocess