holdup
holdup definition
☆ hold·up (hōld′up′)
noun
- a stoppage; delay or hindrance
- the act of stopping forcibly and robbing
- Informal the act of overcharging
- Chem.
- the amount of liquid retained or delayed during fractional distillation and certain types of solvent extractions
- the free volume between the resin particles in an ion exchange column
- Physics the amount of fissionable material being processed or in storage for irradiation in a reactor cycle
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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