refineria

Catalan

Etymology

From refinar +‎ -eria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.fi.nəˈɾi.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [re.fi.neˈɾi.a]
  • Rhymes: -iə, -ia
  • Hyphenation: re‧fi‧ne‧ri‧a

Noun

refineria f (plural refineries)

  1. refinery (factory or industrial facility where the refining of some natural or industrial product is carried out)
    • 2012, Joaquim Margalef, Una visió econòmica del llarg segle XX al Camp de Tarragona i les Terres de l'Ebre‎[1], Publicacions URV, →ISBN, page 283:
      Les transformacions de l'estructura productiva de la zona s'emmarcaren en un procés quasi unidireccional però que va tenir diversos matisos a l'hora de definir un model industrial que a més de la refineria es consolidaria amb quatre centrals nuclears.
      The transformations of the productive structure of the area were framed in an almost unidirectional process but that had several nuances when defining an industrial model that in addition to the refinery would be consolidated with four nuclear power plants.
  2. (petrology) refinery (set of industrial facilities in which crude oil is transformed into finished products, such as fuels, lubricants, liquefied gases, asphalts, etc)

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