biorefinery
noun
biorefinery is spelled B-I-O-R-E-F-I-N-E-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biorefinery means “A facility that carries out coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat)…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biorefinery is biorefineries.
How many letters and syllables are in biorefinery?
| Letters | 11: B-I-O-R-E-F-I-N-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biorefinery?
Biorefinery appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of biorefinery
- biorefineries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biorefinery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A facility that carries out coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, heat) from biomass.
- 2
The coproduction process itself.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biorefinery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (facility):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bioraffinerie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does biorefinery come from?
From bio- + refinery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).