refinery B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #20062 Meanings 1 noun A factory where a raw substance such as oil, sugar, or metal is purified. The crude oil is shipped to a refinery before it can be used as fuel. Thesaurus Word family Forms refineries Appears in Phrases (1) See all oil refinery a plant where crude petroleum is processed into usable products Noun + noun Etymology AI details From refine + -ry. Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # refinery **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 20062 ## Meanings 1. A factory where a raw substance such as oil, sugar, or metal is purified. ## Examples - The crude oil is shipped to a refinery before it can be used as fuel. ## Etymology From refine + -ry. ## AI Etymology Refinery comes from refine + -ry. Modern senses include a factory where a raw substance such as oil, sugar, or metal is purified.. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown