hydroforming
noun
hy·dro·form·ing
-miŋ
plural -s
: a process for producing high-octane gasoline or aromatic hydrocarbons (as toluene, xylenes) by dehydrogenation and aromatization of petroleum naphthas usually containing a high ratio of naphthenes in a stream of added hydrogen and in the presence of a catalyst at elevated temperature
Word History
Etymology
hydr- + -forming (from reforming)