REFINERY

refinery. Refinery, n. the place and apparatus of refining

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Re‐fin″er‐y (–?), n.; pl. Refineries (–�z). [[Cf. F. raffinerie.]] 1. 1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.
2. 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.