Etymology

biorefinery

B3I1O1R1E1F4I1N1E1R1Y4

Today it means: A facility that carries out coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat) from biomass. Full definition →

English refinery ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Italic*wre-
  6. Latinre-
  7. Old Frenchre-
  8. Middle Englishre-
  9. Englishre-
  10. Englishfine
  11. Englishrefine
  12. Englishrefinery
  13. English todaybiorefinery

From bio- + refinery.

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