refineries

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Scope note
Buildings or other industrial installations where a material, such as sugar, oil, metal, etc., is refined, meaning it is purified, clarified, distilled, or otherwise treated, typically by a series of industrial processes, to make the material purer or of a finer quality.
refineries
Accepted term: 13-Jan-2025