refinery
noun/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
Frequency rank: #7,780 most common English word
Meaning
A factory where raw materials such as oil or sugar are purified and processed.
Example sentence
Workers at the oil refinery work long shifts to process crude petroleum.
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