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refinery vs petroleum refinery

petroleum refinery vs refinery

refinery and petroleum refinery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refinery Yes No No No
petroleum refinery Yes No No No
As nouns, petroleum refinery is a hyponym of refinery; that is, petroleum refinery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refinery:
  • refinery: an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
  • petroleum refinery: a refinery for petroleum
Other hyponyms of refinery include oil refinery, sugar refinery.
refinery (noun) petroleum refinery (noun)
an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance a refinery for petroleum
Difference between refinery and petroleum refinery

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