| Pronunciation: | | ri'fInuree
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[n] an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance |
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REFINERY is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | See Also: | | industrial plant, oil refinery, petroleum refinery, plant, sugar refinery, works |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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