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oil refinery
(redirected from Oil refining)

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Noun1.oil refinery - a refinery for petroleumoil refinery - a refinery for petroleum            
petroleum refinery
cat cracker, catalytic cracker - a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst
refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
reformer - an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"
Translations
oil refinery n → raffineria di petrolio
oil refinery → معمل تكرير الزيت ropná rafinerie olieraffinaderi Erdölraffinerie διυλιστήριο πετρελαίου refinería de petróleo öljynjalostamo raffinerie de pétrole rafinerija nafte raffineria di petrolio 石油精製所 정유 공장 olieraffinaderij oljeraffineri rafineria ropy naftowej refinaria de petróleo нефтеочистительный завод oljeraffinaderi โรงกลั่นน้ำมัน petrol rafinerisi nhà máy lọc dầu 炼油厂
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