| NOUN | artifact | oil refinery, petroleum refinery | a refinery for petroleum |
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| Meaning | A refinery for petroleum. | |
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| Synonym | petroleum refinery | |
| Parts | catalytic cracker, cat cracker | A chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst |
| reformer | An apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel | |
| Broader | refinery | An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance |
| Spanish | refinería de petróleo, refineria petrolifera | |
| Catalan | refineria de petroli | |
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