refinery
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refinery
- /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/
noun refineries
- A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals. An oil field was discovered at Karamai in 1955, the first of a number to be found in Dzungaria. This oil find has greatly helped China’s industrial development, and the oil fields are now linked to Lanchow by pipeline and by rail. Large refineries have been built at Lanchow and at Tushantzu in Dzung
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Closest in meaning: foundry, smelting, petroleum, smelter, strainer, oil, mill, purification, refinement, admiral, plant, factory, refining, stage, facility, refiner
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noun building used to produce refined products
| Español | refinería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 제유소 jeyuso, 제당소 jedangso |
| 日本語 | 精錬所 seirensho, 製油所 seiyujo |
| 中文 | 精煉廠 /精炼厂 jīngliànchǎng |
| Português | refinaria |
| Français | raffinerie |
| Deutsch | Raffinerie |
| Italiano | raffineria |
| Ελληνικά | διυλιστήριο diylistírio |
| Română | rafinărie |
| Русский | нефтеперераба́тывающий заво́д neftepererabátyvajuščij zavód, НПЗ NPZ, нефтезаво́д neftezavód, са́харный заво́д sáxarnyj zavód |
| العربية | مِصْفَاة miṣfāh |
Talk about this word "refinery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refinery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. refinery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/refinery "refinery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refinery.Cite this
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title = {refinery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refinery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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