About The Word Refinery
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Refinery
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What's The Definition Of Refinery?
[n] an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
Synonyms | Synonyms for Refinery: Related Terms | Find terms related to Refinery: See Also | industrial plant | oil refinery | petroleum refinery | plant | sugar refinery | works Refinery In Webster's Dictionary \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. {Refineries} (-?z). [Cf. F.
raffinerie.]
1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.
metals and sugar.
2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
blast on the molten metal.
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