Meanings
nounpilot plant (plural pilot plants)
plural pilot plants
- A small-scale chemical engineering facility designed to research the full-scale production of a product.
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pilot plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20plant
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