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Meaning of "refinery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REFINERY

refinery  [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFINERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refinery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFINERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

refinery

Refinery

A refinery is a production facility composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value.

Definition of refinery in the English dictionary

The definition of refinery in the dictionary is a factory for the purification of some crude material, such as ore, sugar, oil, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFINERY


binary
ˈbaɪnərɪ
culinary
ˈkʌlɪnərɪ
disciplinary
ˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ
duobinary
ˌdjuːəʊˈbaɪnərɪ
finery
ˈfaɪnərɪ
imaginary
ɪˈmædʒɪnərɪ
interdisciplinary
ˌɪntəˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ
mercenary
ˈmɜːsɪnərɪ
multidisciplinary
ˌmʌltɪˈdɪsɪˌplɪnərɪ
nonbinary
ˌnɒnˈbaɪnərɪ
pinery
ˈpaɪnərɪ
preliminary
prɪˈlɪmɪnərɪ
quinary
ˈkwaɪnərɪ
seminary
ˈsɛmɪnərɪ
swinery
ˈswaɪnərɪ
trinary
ˈtraɪnərɪ
urinary
ˈjʊərɪnərɪ
veterinary
ˈvɛtərɪnərɪ
vinery
ˈvaɪnərɪ
winery
ˈwaɪnərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFINERY

refinable
refinance
refinancing
refind
refine
refined
refinedly
refinedness
refinement
refiner
refineries
refinish
refinisher
refire
refit
refit yard
refitment
refitted
refitting
refix

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFINERY

beanery
buffoonery
cannery
chicanery
confectionery
Connery
cordwainery
enginery
Flannery
greenery
gunnery
machinery
millinery
oil refinery
ornery
penguinery
scenery
stationery
sugar refinery
tannery

Synonyms and antonyms of refinery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refinery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFINERY

Find out the translation of refinery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refinery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refinery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

炼油厂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refinería
570 millions of speakers

English

refinery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिफाइनरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معمل التكرير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очистительный завод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refinaria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোধনাগার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raffinerie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kilang penapis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Raffinerie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精製所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정제소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kilang refineries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà máy lọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்திகரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिफायनरीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rafineriler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raffineria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rafineria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очисний завод
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rafinărie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διυλιστήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

raffinadery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

raffinaderi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

raffineri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refinery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFINERY»

The term «refinery» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.635 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFINERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refinery

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5 QUOTES WITH «REFINERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word refinery.
1
Marsha Blackburn
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.
2
Sherwood Boehlert
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.
3
Robert Brady
Three quarters of the East Coast's refinery capability is located in the Philadelphia region.
4
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
But had they not paid that advance we would have lost much more, we would have started to go and look for the product all over again, the refinery would have stopped working.
5
Fareed Zakaria
The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFINERY»

Discover the use of refinery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refinery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Refining Processes Handbook
Besides covering topics like catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, and alkylation, this volume has chapters on waste water treatment and the economics of managing or commissioning the design of a petroleum refinery.
Surinder Parkash, Ph. D, 2003
2
Petroleum Refinery Process Economics
Maples presents an organized look at the yield data and properties of products from refinery processes and how to use this information in performing process economics studies of various types.
Robert E. Maples, 2000
3
Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language
William Leffler's Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, 4th Edition is a comprehensive overview of key refining topics by using relevant analogies, easy-to-understand graphs, formulas, and illustrations.
William L. Leffler, 2008
4
The Refinery of the Future
This book presents the evolution of refinery processes during the last century and as well as the means by which refinery processes will evolve during the next three-to-five decades.
James G. Speight, 2010
5
Refinery
When twenty-seven-year-old Jared Philips lands a job as an engineer at the Apex Oil Refinery in Texas, he looks forward to the adventure.
Jim Killen, 2010
6
Refinery Engineering: Integrated Process Modeling and ...
Refinery Process Modeling (Kaes Enterprises, 2000) by Gerald L. Kaes develops several key workflows and industrial modeling guides for various fractionation units throughout the refinery. However, Kaes does not include any guides for ...
Ai-Fu Chang, Kiran Pashikanti, Y. A. Liu, 2013
7
Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining
Throughout, the book provides numerous opportunities to put fundamental refining principles into practice. Many worked examples offer clear understanding of the covered subjects.
Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani, 2009
8
Planning and Integration of Refinery and Petrochemical ...
Clearly divided into three main sections, this practical book familiarizes readers with the area of planning in petroleum refining and petrochemical industry, while introducing several planning and modeling strategies encompassing single ...
Khalid Y. Al-Qahtani, Ali Elkamel, 2011
9
Failure to Learn: The BP Texas City Refinery Disaster
"This book discusses the causes of a major explosion at the Texas City Oil Refinery on March 23, 2005.
Andrew Hopkins, 2008
10
The Bradford Oil Refinery
The Bradford Oil Refinery holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating petroleum refinery in the United States.
Sally Ryan Costik, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFINERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term refinery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Iraqi soldiers enter refinery amid Islamic State attacks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi soldiers surrounded and entered the country's biggest oil refinery Saturday, which has been besieged for days by Islamic State militants, ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
2
Reinforcements sent to battle ISIS at Iraq's largest oil refinery
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) Hundreds of additional Iraqi troops are being sent to reinforce colleagues who are trying to fend off ISIS' attempt to overrun Iraq's largest oil ... «CNN, Apr 15»
3
Islamic State conflict: Deadly strike on Syria refinery
At least 14 people have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes on an oil refinery in northern Syria run by Islamic State (IS), activists say. Refinery workers and ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
4
Refinery issues fueling gas price increases
“New records were broken last week in California as prices spiked at their fastest pace ever, even faster than when Chevron's sprawling Richmond, CA refinery ... «WANE, Mar 15»
5
Gas prices may spike soon, fueled by refinery issues
Operational issues at U.S. refineries will contribute to a spike in retail gas prices in the coming weeks, according to analysts with GasBuddy.com, a price tracking ... «PowerSource, Feb 15»
6
Gas Prices Rise on Strike, Refinery Outage
A steelworkers' strike and a refinery explosion Wednesday at an Exxon Mobil (XOM) plant in Torrance, California, helped push gasoline prices higher, Lundberg ... «DailyFinance, Feb 15»
7
US refinery strike widens to include country's largest refinery
The U.S. refinery strike widened as workers at the nation's largest refinery walked off their jobs at 12 a.m. CST (0600 GMT) on Saturday, according to the United ... «CNBC, Feb 15»
8
Refinery explosion dust poses hazard; facility had 2 serious violations
The Torrance refinery explosion released material in the air that could irritate nearby residents' skin, eyes and throats. Exxon Mobil officials say fine dust from the ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
9
Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance damaged following explosion
An explosion at the Exxon Mobil refinery caused structural damage and was felt for miles around Torrance on Wednesday, but there were no major injuries. «KABC-TV, Feb 15»
10
Why oil refinery workers are striking for the first time in decades
PHILADELPHIA - Jim Savage, the leader of United Steelworkers Local 10-1 at an oil refinery on the south side of Philadelphia, hasn't walked out yet. But he's ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»

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