refinery
noun
1 refinery
An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance.
Roget 384:
increase of temperature;
heating
etc.
v.;
calefaction†,
tepefaction†,
torrefaction†;
melting,
fusion;
liquefaction
etc.
335;
burning
etc.
v.;
ambustion†,
combustion;
incension†,
accension†;
concremation†,
cremation;
scorification†;
cautery,
cauterization;
ustulation†,
calcination;
cracking,
refining;
incineration,
cineration†;
carbonization;
cupellation [Chem].
ignition,
inflammation,
adustion†,
flagration†;
deflagration,
conflagration;
empyrosis†,
incendiarism;
arson;
auto dafe [Fr.].
boiling
etc.
v.;
coction†,
ebullition,
estuation†,
elixation†,
decoction;
ebullioscope†;
geyser;
distillation
(vaporization)
336.
furnace
etc.
386;
blanket,
flannel,
fur;
wadding
etc.
(lining)
224;
clothing
etc.
225.
still;
refinery;
fractionating column,
fractionating tower,
cracking tower.
match
etc.
(fuel)
388;
incendiary;
petroleuse [Fr.];
[biological effects resembling the effects of heat]
[substances causing a burning sensation and damage on skin or tissue]
cauterizer†;
caustic,
lunar caustic,
alkali,
apozem†,
moxa†;
acid,
aqua fortis [Lat.],
aqua regia;
catheretic†,
nitric acid,
nitrochloro-hydric acid,
nitromuriatic acid;
radioactivity,
gamma rays,
alpha particles,
beta rays,
X-rays,
radiation,
cosmic radiation,
background radiation,
radioactive isotopes,
tritium,
uranium,
plutonium,
radon,
radium.
sunstroke,
coup de soleil [Fr.];
insolation.
[artifacts requiring heat in their manufacture]
pottery,
ceramics,
crockery,
porcelain,
china;
earthenware,
stoneware;
pot,
mug,
terra cotta [Sp.],
brick,
clinker.
[products of combustion]
cinder,
ash,
scoriae,
embers,
soot;
slag.
[products of heating organic materials]
coke,
carbon,
charcoal;
wood alcohol,
turpentine,
tea tree oil;
gasoline,
kerosene,
naptha,
fuel oil
(fuel)
388;
wax,
paraffin;
residue,
tar.
inflammability,
combustibility.
[Transmission of heat]
diathermancy†,
transcalency†,
conduction;
convection;
radiation,
radiant heat;
heat conductivity,
conductivity.
[effects of heat 2]
thermal expansion;
coefficient of expansion.
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Roget 691:
workshop,
workhouse,
workplace,
shop,
place of business;
manufactory,
mill,
plant,
works,
factory;
cabinet,
studio;
office,
branch office bureau,
atelier.
[specific types of workplace: list],
hive,
hive of industry;
nursery;
hothouse,
hotbed;
kitchen;
mint,
forge,
loom;
dock,
dockyard;
alveary†;
armory;
laboratory,
lab,
research institute;
refinery;
cannery;
power plant;
beauty parlor;
beehive,
bindery,
forcing pit,
nailery†,
usine†,
slip,
yard,
wharf;
foundry,
foundery†;
furnace;
vineyard;
crucible,
alembic,
caldron,
matrix.
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Dutch: raffinaderij
Moby thesaurus: armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, bindery, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, brewery, brickyard, cannery, clarifier, colander, cradle, creamery, cribble, dairy, defense plant, distillery, dockyard, factory, factory belt, factory district, feeder plant, filter, flour mill, industrial park, industrial zone, lixiviator, main plant, manufactory, manufacturing plant, manufacturing quarter, mill, mint, munitions plant, oil refinery, packing house, percolator, plant, pottery, power plant, production line, purifier, push-button plant, refiner, riddle, rocker, sawmill, screen, shipyard, sieve, sifter, strainer, subassembly plant, sugar refinery, tannery, winery, winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machine, yard, yards ... show more.
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