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Refinery Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Refinery
(n.)
The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.
(n.)
A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
(n.)
The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.
(n.)
A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
| WordNet 2.0 |
refinery
Noun
1. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
(hypernym) plant, works, industrial plant
(hyponym) oil refinery, petroleum refinery
(derivation) refine
Noun
1. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
(hypernym) plant, works, industrial plant
(hyponym) oil refinery, petroleum refinery
(derivation) refine
| hEnglish - advanced version |
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.
2. a furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
refinery
n : an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
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.
refinery
n : an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
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refinery
A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified.
A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified.
Refinery Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EIA Energy Glossary |
Refinery
An installation that manufactures finished petroleum products from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons, and oxygenates.
An installation that manufactures finished petroleum products from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons, and oxygenates.
| Oil and Gas Field Glossary |
Refinery
A complex of facilities where crude oil is separated into light or heavy fractions, which are then converted into useable products or feedstocks.
A complex of facilities where crude oil is separated into light or heavy fractions, which are then converted into useable products or feedstocks.
| Energy Glossary |
REFINERY
A facility that separates crude oil into varied oil products. The refinery uses progressive temperature changes to separate by vaporizing the chemical components of crude oil that have different boiling points. These are distilled into usable products such as gasoline, fuel oil, lubricants and kerosene.
A facility that separates crude oil into varied oil products. The refinery uses progressive temperature changes to separate by vaporizing the chemical components of crude oil that have different boiling points. These are distilled into usable products such as gasoline, fuel oil, lubricants and kerosene.
Refinery Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
Refinery
the physical plant and attendant equipment used in the process of refining.
the physical plant and attendant equipment used in the process of refining.
Refinery Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Refinery
A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value.
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