refinery

[re·fin·er·y]

A refinery is a facility where raw materials are converted into some valuable substance by having impurities removed. At an oil refinery, crude oil is treated and made into gasoline and other petroleum products.

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The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.

Noun
an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance


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.


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.

The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.

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Usage Examples

Liberals in Congress have spent the past three decades pandering to environmental extremists. The policies they have put in place are in large part responsible for the energy crunch we are seeing today. We have not built a refinery in this country for 30 years.

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Other Usage Examples

Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and to give more legislative gifts to the oil industry is misguided in the extreme.

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