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refinery

/rɪˈfaɪ.nɚ.i/
re · fin · er · y
Plural:refineries
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refinery Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An industrial installation or factory where raw materials, such as crude oil, sugar, or metal ore, are purified and processed into finished products of value.

Example

"The coastal oil refinery processes thousands of barrels of crude petroleum into gasoline and diesel fuel every day."

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• Rhymes for refinery

• Nearby Words

refined
refinement
refiner
refinery
refinish
refire
refit

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 18th century from the verb 'refine' plus the place-denoting suffix '-ery', modeled on French 'raffinerie'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Refinery. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/refinery
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