biorefinery

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noun

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

Similar
biorefining
OriginEnglish refinery ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounbiorefinery (countable and uncountable, plural biorefineries)

plural biorefineries

  1. countableA facility that carries out coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat) from biomass.
  2. uncountableThe coproduction process itself.

    Synonyms: biorefining

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe coproduction process itself.

Similar
biorefining
Also see
biorefinement

Origin

  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. Englishbiorefinery

From bio- + refinery.

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Translations

French bioraffinerie
  • bioraffinerie(facility)
Irish bithscaglann, bithscaglann
  • bithscaglann(facility)
  • bithscaglann(process)
Italian bioraffineria
  • bioraffineria(facility)
Cite this entry
APA

biorefinery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biorefinery

MLA

“biorefinery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biorefinery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biorefinery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biorefinery.

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