petroleum refinery

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Noun petroleum refinery has 1 sense

oil refinery, petroleum refinery - a refinery for petroleum
--₁ is a kind of refinery
--₁ has parts: catalytic cracker, cat cracker; reformer

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Petroleum Refinery

Definition:

A petroleum refinery is an industrial facility where crude oil is processed and refined into various useful products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other petrochemicals.

Sense 1: Noun

A place or plant where crude oil is processed and various petroleum products are produced.

Sample Sentence:

The petroleum refinery processes thousands of barrels of crude oil every day to create different types of fuel.

Sense 2: Adjective

Relating to or characteristic of petroleum refineries.

Sample Sentence:

The local community benefited from the establishment of the petroleum refinery, as it created numerous job opportunities.