ˈhüdrē- noun
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: after Eugene Houdry b 1892 American engineer
: a cracking process for making high-octane gasoline by passing oil vapors through a fixed bed of an aluminum silicate catalyst in the form of pellets
ˈhüdrē- noun
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: after Eugene Houdry b 1892 American engineer
: a cracking process for making high-octane gasoline by passing oil vapors through a fixed bed of an aluminum silicate catalyst in the form of pellets
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012