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Word entry · 8 letters

refinery

Best crossword clue

"Crude purifier"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/Part of speech nounSorted eefinrryStarts with REnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2E3F4I5N6E7R8Y

Definitions

  1. Industrial plant for purifying oil or another crude substance.

Word origin

From refine + -ry.

Used in a sentence

  • Pipeable products may be moved from refinery centers to demand zones by truck, barge, intercoastal tanker or pipeline.
  • On orders from Beijing, state-controlled enterprises have dismantled Baotou refineries and rebuilt them at an enormous mining complex at Bayan Obo in the Gobi Desert, which mines about half the world’s rare earths.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Crude purifier8 letters
02oil plant8 letters

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