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refinery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: refinery n : an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
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