No. 2,929 in Turkish
rafinerisi
"Rafinerisi" means "refinery" in English.
In a sentence
Petrol rafinerisi, ham petrolü işleyerek çeşitli ürünlere dönüştürür.
The oil refinery processes crude oil into various products.
The word "rafinerisi" is used here to specify a location where a technical process (refining) happens.
Altın rafinerisi, madenlerden çıkarılan altını saflaştırır.
The gold refinery purifies gold extracted from mines.
In this sentence, "rafinerisi" refers to an establishment designed for refining a specific material, in this case, gold.
Şeker rafinerisi, şekeri işleyerek tüketime hazır hale getirir.
The sugar refinery processes sugar to make it ready for consumption.
Here, "rafinerisi" indicates a facility where unprocessed sugar is refined into consumable products.
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