oil refinery

oil refinery noun: an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products.

Noun

oil refinery (plural oil refineries)

industrial process plant: तेल शोधनागार tel śodhnāgār, तेल रिफ़ाइनरी tel rifāinrī

எண்ணெய் கசடகற்றாலை, எண்ணெய் சுத்தி செய்யும் தொழிற்சாலை, எண்ணெய்த் தூய்மிப்புத் தொழிற்சாலை

industrial process plant: تیل صاف کَرْنے کا کارْخانَہ tel sāf karne kā kārxāna, آئِل رِیفائِنَری āil rīfāinarī, تیل رِیفائِنَری tel rīfāinarī

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oil refinery in Arabic: مِصْفَاة نِفْط miṣfāt nifṭ, مِصْفَاة نَفْط miṣfāt nafṭ
oil refinery in Malay: loji penapis minyak
oil refinery in Indonesian: kilang minyak
oil refinery in Thai: โรงกลั่นน้ำมัน roong-glàn-nám-man
oil refinery in Vietnamese: nhà máy lọc dầu

plural	oil refineries

What does oil refinery mean?: Oil refinery means an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products.
What is oil refinery in Hindi?: Oil refinery in Hindi is तेल शोधनागार (tel śodhnāgār), तेल रिफ़ाइनरी (tel rifāinrī). See Oil refinery meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is oil refinery?: Oil refinery is a noun.
What is the plural of oil refinery?: The plural of oil refinery is oil refineries.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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