reforming

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of reform

noun

1. reformation
2. A catalytic process, whereby short-chain molecules are combined to make larger ones; used in the petrochemical industry.

   “In the course of the present Five Year Plan period (1966-1970) it is planned to complete nine big units for primary processing and 15 catalytic reformings.”