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refinery definition

re·fin·ery (ri fīn′ər ē)

noun pl. refineries -·er·ies

an establishment or plant for refining, or purifying, such raw materials as oil, metal, or sugar

Etymology: < refine + -ery, based on Fr raffinerie

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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