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Definition of Petroleum refinery

1. Noun. A refinery for petroleum.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petroleum Refinery

Literary usage of Petroleum refinery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"petroleum refinery HYGIENE Effect of Petroleum on Health.—Industrial poisoning in the petroleum industry is attributable to the vapors evolved from crude ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Coal, Petroleum, and Other Distilled Oils by Abraham Gesner (1865)
"petroleum refinery.— Estimate of Cost.—Hydrometer and Pyrometer.—Cements, etc. DISTILLERY FOR COAL OILS. BEFORE any suggestions are made in reference to a ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Petroleum: Comprising Its Origin, Geology by Benjamin Johnson Crew, Charls Albert Ashburner (1887)
"LOCATION OF A petroleum refinery. The choice of a suitable place for an establishment of this kind is of prime importance. A mistake in this matter will ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Petroleum: Comprising Its Origin, Geology by Benjamin Johnson Crew, Charls Albert Ashburner (1887)
"... an immense advantage over others who went into the business of refining petroleum without any previous training. LOCATION OF A petroleum refinery. ..."

5. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"1987), Chevron petroleum- refinery workers (Dagg et al. 1992), Exxon refinery and chemical-plant workers (Hanis et al. 1985), US petroleum-refinery workers ..."

6. Waste Minimizaton in the Oil Field by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"In developing today's rule, EPA held numerous discussions with petroleum refinery industry representatives regarding the maximum amount of used oil ..."

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