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REFINING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Synonyms:
purification; refinement; refining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("refining" is a kind of...):
processing (preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "refining"):
rectification ((chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation)
Derivation:
refine (reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb refine
