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refinery in French

refinery in French is raffinerie — refinery means a facility where raw materials such as oil, sugar, or metal ore are processed and purified.

refinery in French

raffinerie
noun
A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

What does "refinery" mean?

  1. noun A facility where raw materials such as oil, sugar, or metal ore are processed and purified.
    "The oil refinery employs thousands of workers."
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refinery in a sentence

  • The oil refinery employs thousands of workers.
  • Sugar refineries process raw cane into the white sugar we buy.

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What is "refinery" in French?

"refinery" in French is raffinerie. refinery means: A facility where raw materials such as oil, sugar, or metal ore are processed and purified.

How do you use "refinery" in a sentence?

Example: "The oil refinery employs thousands of workers." In French, "refinery" is raffinerie.

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