Houdry process

noun

Hou·​dry process

ˈhüdrē-

: 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

Word History

Etymology

after Eugene Houdry, born 1892 American engineer

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