What does "coking" mean?

The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal

What is a synonym for "coking"?

Common synonyms include: coca cola, alabaster, alcohol, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, ash.

Coking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal countable, uncountable
"[…] experiments in the Zhilevo Experimental-Industrial Enrichment Factory where semi-industrial cokings were carried out in an electric furnace with a 200-kg charge."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of coke form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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coca cola alabaster alcohol amphetamine amphetamine sulfate ash

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"[…] experiments in the Zhilevo Experimental-Industrial Enrichment Factory where semi-industrial cokings were carried out in an electric furnace with a 200-kg charge."

Related phrases

coking coal destructive distillation

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