The meaning of CRACKING is very impressive or effective : great. How to use cracking in a sentence.

crack•ing (ˈkræk ɪŋ) n. 1. (in the distillation of petroleum) the process of breaking down complex hydrocarbons into simpler compounds with lower boiling points, as gasoline. Compare …

He scored with a cracking shot into the back of the goal. The marathon began at a cracking (= very fast) pace.

Cracking is the process of breaking into smaller units, especially the process of splitting a large heavy hydrocarbon molecule into smaller, lighter components.

In petrochemistry, petroleum geology and organic chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or long-chain hydrocarbons are broken down …

This page describes what cracking is, and the differences between catalytic cracking and thermal cracking used in the petrochemical industry.

Cracking is the term given for splitting up large clusters of hydrocarbons into smaller and more functional pieces. This is accomplished by using high pressures and temperatures in the …

or crack cocaine : a potent form of cocaine that is obtained by treating the hydrochloride of cocaine with sodium bicarbonate to create small chips used illicitly for smoking. The team …

If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface. A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage and gas had seeped into …

Synonyms for CRACKING: excellent, great, terrific, superb, wonderful, fantastic, lovely, awesome; Antonyms of CRACKING: poor, terrible, rotten, awful, pathetic, lousy, atrocious, wretched