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Definition of Refining
1. Noun. The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.).
Generic synonyms: Processing
Specialized synonyms: Rectification
Derivative terms: Purify, Refine, Refine, Refine
Definition of Refining
1. Verb. (present participle of refine) ¹
2. Verb. the process of purification of a substance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Refining
1. refine [v] - See also: refine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refining
Literary usage of Refining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by IEA Staff (2003)
"refining Capacity Source: Petroleum Association of Japan. 1 943 in September 2002.
The average fuel sales per filling station are 1.1 million litres per ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"Table II embodies the results of careful sampling and analysis of one cleanup at
the time when wet refining reached its maximum development at this mill. ..."
3. Report of the Royal Ontario Nickel Commission: With Appendix by Ontario Royal Nickel Commission, George Thomas Holloway (1917)
"In this Chapter, however, the word refining is taken to cover the methods of
producing nickel of good commercial quality from bessemer matte, as that may be ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1904)
"refining with Acid, 898 3. Smelting with Lead, 902 Tavener's Method, 903 Merrill
s Method 903 Comparison of Costs of Acid-refining and Smelting Processes, . ..."
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