BLOWDOWN

8 letters 17 Scrabble points

Definition of BLOWDOWN

noun

  1. (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure

  2. (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.

  3. Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters B L O W D O W N
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points