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undercutting

(¦ən·dər¦kəd·iŋ)

(chemical engineering) In distillation, the technique of taking the products coming off the distillation tower at a temperature below the desired ultimate boiling point range to prevent contaminating the products with the compound that would distill just beyond the ultimate boiling point range.
(geology) Erosion of material at the base of a steep slope, cliff, or other exposed rock.


 
 
 

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