Lowry process

noun

Low·​ry process

ˈlau̇rē-

: an empty-cell wood-treating process involving an injection of creosote without a preliminary vacuum in excess of the amount required and removal of the excess by a quick high vacuum

Word History

Etymology

after C. B. Lowry, who devised it

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