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Webster 1913 Edition


Refinery

Re-fin′er-y

(-?)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Refineries
(-[GREEK]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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Refinery

REFI'NERY

,
Noun.
The place and apparatus for refining metals.

Definition 2024


refinery

refinery

English

Noun

refinery (plural refineries)

  1. A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

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