BLOWDOWN

Etymology

Noun

blowdown (countable and uncountable, plural blowdowns)

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

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

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

Source: Wiktionary



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20 June 2024

INSIGNIFICANTLY

(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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