noun
also fischer-tropsch synthesis |fishə(r)|trōp]sh-, -rȯp], -räp]\
Usage: usually capitalized F&T
Etymology: after Franz Fischer died 1948 German chemist and Hans Tropsch died 1935 German chemist born in Czechoslovakia
: a process originated in Germany especially for producing liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon fuels (as gasoline or gas oil) by passing a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen over metal or other catalysts at elevated temperatures and at normal or higher pressures — see oxyl process , synthesis gas