Fischer-Tropsch process

proper noun

The synthesis of hydrocarbons by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Fischer-Tropsch process
  1. chemistryThe synthesis of hydrocarbons by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide.

Origin

From Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch, German chemists.

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Translations

Finnish Fischer–Tropsch-menetelmä
  • Fischer–Tropsch-menetelmäsynthesis of hydrocarbons by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide
French procédé Fischer-Tropsch
  • procédé Fischer-Tropschsynthesis of hydrocarbons by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide
Persian فرایند فیشر-تروپش
  • فرایند فیشر-تروپش (farâyand-e fišer-tropš)synthesis of hydrocarbons by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide
Portuguese processo Fischer-Tropsch
  • processo Fischer-Tropschsynthesis of hydrocarbons by the catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide
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APA

Fischer-Tropsch process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fischer-Tropsch%20process

MLA

“Fischer-Tropsch process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fischer-Tropsch%20process. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fischer-Tropsch process,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fischer-Tropsch%20process.

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