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re·fin·er·y

 (rĭ-fī′nə-rē)
n. pl. re·fin·er·ies
An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance, such as petroleum or sugar.
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refinery

(rɪˈfaɪnərɪ)
n, pl -eries
(Commerce) a factory for the purification of some crude material, such as ore, sugar, oil, etc
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re•fin•er•y

(rɪˈfaɪ nə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.
an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum.
[1720–30]
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re·fin·er·y

(rĭ-fī′nə-rē)
An industrial plant for purifying a substance, such as petroleum or sugar, or converting it to a form that is more useful. These processes are carried out by mechanical and chemical means.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substancerefinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
oil refinery, petroleum refinery - a refinery for petroleum
industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
sugar refinery - a refinery for sugar
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refinery

noun
Something that purifies or cleans:
clarifier, cleaner, cleanser, purifier, refiner.
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Translations
معمل التكريرمَعْمَل تَكْرير وتَصْفِيَه
rafinérierafinerie
raffinaderi
jalostamo
rafinerija
finomító
hreinsunarstöî
精製所
정제소
rafinéria
raffinaderi
โรงกลั่น
rafineriarıtma tesisi
nhà máy lọc

refinery

[rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] N → refinería f
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refinery

[rɪˈfaɪnəri] n → raffinerie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

refinery

n (metal, oil, sugar refinery) → Raffinerie f
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refinery

[rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] n → raffineria
oil/sugar refinery → raffineria di petrolio/zucchero
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refine

(rəˈfain) verb
1. to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc. Oil is refined before it is used.
2. to improve. We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began.
reˈfined adjective
(negative unrefined).
1. very polite; well-mannered; elegant.
2. having been refined. refined sugar.
reˈfinement noun
1. good manners, good taste, polite speech etc.
2. (an) improvement. to make refinements.
reˈfinery – plural reˈfineries – noun
a place where sugar or oil etc is refined. an oil refinery.
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refinery

→ معمل التكرير rafinérie raffinaderi Raffinerie διυλιστήριο refinería jalostamo raffinerie rafinerija raffineria 精製所 정제소 raffinaderij raffineri rafineria refinaria очистительный завод raffinaderi โรงกลั่น rafineri nhà máy lọc 炼油厂
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Lys came with us, and we took a number of things which von Schoenvorts wanted for the purpose of erecting a crude refinery. We went up the coast some ten or twelve miles in the U-33, tying up to shore near the mouth of a small stream which emptied great volumes of crude oil into the sea--I find it difficult to call this great lake by any other name.
On the edge of the lake we helped von Schoenvorts build his primitive refinery. We worked with him for two days until he got things fairly well started, and then we returned to Fort Dinosaur, as I feared that Bradley might return and be worried by our absence.
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