# coking

Pronunciation: say "KOHK-ing" US /ˈkoʊkɪŋ/, UK /ˈkəʊkɪŋ/, AUS /ˈkoʉkɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of making coke from coal by destructive distillation.
   - Simple: Making coke by heating coal very strongly, without air, so that it breaks down.
   - _Modern coking captures the gases that older ovens simply burned off._
   - _The lab ran three test cokings with different coal blends._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of coke. — present participle and gerund of coke
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of coke. Use it after "is" or "was", or to name the action itself.
   - _The mill has been coking local coal since the 1920s._
   - _Kerosene-fueled rocket engines must avoid coking in their cooling channels at high temperatures._

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