Plural of refinery
regular plural
The plural of refinery is refineries.
Forms of refinery
| Singular | refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | refineries |
| Countable | countable |
Refineries in a sentence
- Large refineries have been built at Lanchow and at Tushantzu in Dzungaria.1971, Robert Clayton, “Sinkiang”, in China (Finding Out About GEOGRAPHY), New York: John Day Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12, column 1
- On orders from Beijing, state-controlled enterprises have dismantled Baotou refineries and rebuilt them at an enormous mining complex at Bayan Obo in the Gobi Desert, which mines about half the world’s rare earths.2013 October 22, Keith Bradsher, “China Tries to Clean Up Toxic Legacy of Its Rare Earth Riches”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- We've analyzed employee manifests at all nukes, LNG, and refineries in the United States for Middle Eastern profile matches.2010, Ben Coes, Power Down. From the entry nuke
- Flare stacks are used in gas plants, petroleum refineries, and petrochemical plants to combust surplus hydrocarbons to produce combustion products that are neither toxic nor combustible.2013, David Brennan, “Identification of Waste in Utility Systems”, in Sustainable Process Engineering: Concepts, Strategies, Evaluation…. From the entry flare
- Paying great attention to the project, the central government department concerned listed it as one of the major small sugar refineries to be built in China.1975 [1971 October 23], H. C. Ling, “Huge Industrial Base Being Formed in Tsaidam Basin”, in The Petroleum Industry of The People's…. From the entry Haihsi
Meaning of refinery
- noun A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.
Questions about the plural of refinery
- What is the plural of refinery?
- The plural of refinery is refineries.
- Is refinery countable?
- Refinery is a countable noun.
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