Found 2 items, similar to Refinery.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: refinery
refinery
n : an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Refinery
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.
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2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
blast on the molten metal.
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