reforming

See also: re-forming

English

Verb

reforming

1. present participle and gerund of reform

Noun

reforming (plural reformings)

1. reformation
2. (chemistry) A catalytic process, whereby short-chain molecules are combined to make larger ones; used in the petrochemical industry.
   • 1969, Petroleum Times, volume 73, page 1051:

     In the course of the present Five Year Plan period (1966-1970) it is planned to complete nine big units for primary processing and 15 catalytic reformings.

Derived terms

• steam reforming

See also

• catalytic reforming
• cracking
• hydroforming
• platforming
• rexforming
• selectoforming
• thermal reforming

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English reforming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈfɔr.miŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɔrmiŋk
• Syllabification: re‧for‧ming

Noun

reforming m inan

1. (chemistry) reforming (catalytic process, whereby short-chain molecules are combined to make larger ones; used in the petrochemical industry)

Declension

Declension of reforming

	singular
nominative	reforming
genitive	reformingu
dative	reformingowi
accusative	reforming
instrumental	reformingiem
locative	reformingu
vocative	reformingu

Related terms

adjectives

• reformacki
• reformacyjny
• reformatorski
• reformistyczny
• reformowalny
• reformowany

 

adverbs

• reformatorsko
• reformowalnie

 

nouns

• reforma
• reformacja
• reformat
• reformata
• reformator
• reformatorka
• reformatorskość
• reformatorstwo
• reformista
• reformistka
• reformizm
• reformowalność

 

verbs

• reformować impf
• zreformować pf

 

Further reading

• reforming in Polish dictionaries at PWN