- refinery
- noun (plural -eries) Date: circa 1741 a building and equipment for refining or processing (as oil or sugar)
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Refinery — Re*fin er*y ( ?), n.; pl. {Refineries} ( ?z). [Cf. F. raffinerie.] 1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refinery — (n.) 1727, from REFINE (Cf. refine) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
refinery — ► NOUN (pl. refineries) ▪ an industrial installation where a substance is refined … English terms dictionary
refinery — [ri fīn′ər ē] n. pl. refineries [< REFINE + ERY, based on Fr raffinerie] an establishment or plant for refining, or purifying, such raw materials as oil, metal, or sugar … English World dictionary
Refinery — A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. Types of refineriesThe various types of refineries include:* Oil… … Wikipedia
refinery — Premises approved by the Commissioners for the treatment of oil (HODA s.27). HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * refinery re‧fin‧e‧ry [rɪˈfaɪnəri] noun refineries PLURALFORM [countable] MANUFACTURING a factory where something such as oil or sugar … Financial and business terms
refinery — Synonyms and related words: armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, bindery, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, brewery, brickyard, cannery, clarifier, colander, cradle, creamery, cribble, dairy, defense plant,… … Moby Thesaurus
refinery — n. an oil; sugar refinery * * * [rɪ faɪn(ə)rɪ] sugar refinery an oil … Combinatory dictionary
refinery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smelting works, oil refinery, sugar refinery; see factory . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something that purifies or cleans: clarifier, cleaner, cleanser, purifier, refiner. See CLEAN … English dictionary for students
refinery — UK [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms refinery : singular refinery plural refineries a factory where things are removed from a natural substance to make it pure … English dictionary
refinery — noun Refinery is used after these nouns: ↑oil, ↑sugar … Collocations dictionary
