refinery

rɪˈfaɪnəri

refineries

refinery: factory where raw materials are processed

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Definition of refinery - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

industrial plantfactory where raw materials are processed

The sugar refinery produces tons of sugar daily.
The oil refinery is located near the coast.
They toured the new coffee refinery last week.

manufacturing plant

processing plant

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factory where raw materials are processed

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oil refinery

industrial plant processing crude oil into petroleum products

The city is known for its large oil refinery.

sugar refinery

place where raw sugar is processed

The sugar refinery operates 24 hours a day.

petroleum refinery

industrial plant for processing crude oil

The petroleum refinery processes thousands of barrels of crude oil daily.

Origin of refinery

French, raffiner (to refine) + -ery (place of)

Terms with refinery included in their meaning

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cracker

industry

refinery equipment for pyrolysing organic feedstocks

cat cracker

oil refining

refinery unit for catalytic cracking of heavy petroleum fractions

catalytic cracker

oil

unit in oil refinery converting oils to fuels

catalytic reforming

chemistry

refinery process using a catalyst to change hydrocarbons into better fuel

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French:raffinerie, ...
German:Raffinerie, ...
Italian:raffineria, ...
Spanish:refinería, ...
Portuguese:refinaria, ...
Chinese:精炼厂, ...
Japanese:製糖工場, ...
Arabic:مِصْفَاة, ...
Hebrew:בֵּית זִיקוּק, ...
Russian:перерабатывающий завод, ...
Ukrainian:завод, ...
Hindi:शोधन संयंत्र, ...
Bengali:শোধনাগার, ...
Catalan:refineria, ...
Czech:rafinerie, ...
Danish:raffinaderi, ...
Dutch:raffinaderij, ...
Greek:εργοστάσιο εξευγενισμού, ...
Hungarian:finomító, ...
Khmer:រោងចក្រចម្រាញ់, ...
Korean:정제소, ...
Persian:پالایشگاه, ...
Polish:rafineria, ...
Portuguese (BR):refinaria, ...
Romanian:rafinărie, ...
Swedish:raffinaderi, ...
Thai:โรงกลั่น, ...
Turkish:rafineri, ...
Vietnamese:nhà máy tinh luyện, ...

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