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REFINERY

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re⋅fin⋅er⋅y

  [ri-fahy-nuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum.
Origin:
1720–30; refine + -ery
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re·fin·er·y   (rĭ-fī'nə-rē)   
n.   pl. re·fin·er·ies
An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance, such as petroleum or sugar.
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