cracking

process breaking down complex organic molecules into simpler ones
Intangible chemical_process Q212749
cracking
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cracking

Summary

cracking is a chemical process[1]. cracking ranks in the top 9% of chemical_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cracking's instance of is recorded as chemical process[3].
  • cracking's instance of is recorded as industrial process[4].
  • cracking is a type of chemical decomposition[5].
  • cracking is a type of bond cleavage[6].
  • cracking's Commons category is recorded as Cracking (chemistry)[7].
  • cracking's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[8].
  • cracking's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[9].
  • cracking's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • cracking's partially coincident with is recorded as thermal decomposition[11].
  • cracking's different from is recorded as software cracking[12].
  • cracking's studied by is recorded as petrochemistry[13].
  • cracking's studied by is recorded as organic chemistry[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical process[3] and industrial process[4]. Recorded subclass of include chemical decomposition[5] and bond cleavage[6].

Why It Matters

cracking ranks in the top 9% of chemical_process entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (453 views/month).[2] cracking has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] cracking is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . goldbook.iupac.org. Retrieved . goldbook.iupac.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Lionel Cristiano · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by petrochemistry, organic chemistry
    Wikidata description process breaking down complex organic molecules into simpler ones
    Different from software cracking
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2108957
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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