Re*fin"er*y (-?), n.; pl. Refineries (-z). [Cf. F. raffinerie.]

1.

The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.

2.

A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.

 

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