| NOUN | process | refining, refinement, purification | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) |
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| Sounds | rahfay'nihng; rihfay'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.). | |
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| Synonyms | refinement, purification | |
| Narrower | rectification | (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation |
| Broader | processing | Preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure |
| Spanish | refinación, refinado, refinadura, refino | |
| Catalan | refinació, refinament, refinatge | |
| Verbs | refine | reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state |
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