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The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.

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  1. n. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar.
  2. n. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
  3. n. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
  4. 1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
  5. n:100 n. an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance