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a catalytic process, whereby short-chain molecules are combined to make larger ones; used in the petrochemical industry
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reforming — [ʀifɔʀmiŋ; ʀəfɔʀmiŋ] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe (1946, in Höfler); mot anglais. ❖ ♦ Techn. Anglic. Opération chimique de raffinage qui modifie la nature d une catégorie de constituants du pétrole sous l effet de la température et de la pression. ||… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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reforming — s. m. Refinação de uma essência que lhe modifica a composição sob o efeito da temperatura e da pressão em presença de um catalisador. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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reforming — adj. Reforming is used with these nouns: ↑zeal … Collocations dictionary
reforming — re·for·ming s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS chim. 1. processo attraverso il quale un miscuglio di gas o di idrocarburi aumenta di volume e perde di potere calorifico 2. processo di trasformazione, mediante cracking, delle benzine a basso… … Dizionario italiano
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Reforming Movement — The Reforming Movement was a French centrist political group created in 1972 by the alliance between the Radical Party led by Jean Jacques Servan Schreiber and the Christian democratic Democratic Centre headed by Jean Lecanuet.It proposed to form … Wikipedia
reforming — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino INDUSTRIA Procedimiento de refino que modifica la composición de una bencina pesada … Enciclopedia Universal
