Meanings
noun
- An industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.
Synonyms: Hock process
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.
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Origin
So called because cumene (isopropyl benzene) is the intermediate material during this process.
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APA
cumene process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumene%20process
MLA
“cumene process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumene%20process. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cumene process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cumene%20process.
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