refining
English Thesaurus
1. the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | processing, |
| definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | rectification, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | rectify, refine, |
| definition | : | reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | refine, |
| definition | : | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, |
| definition | : | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | rectify, refine, |
| definition | : | reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | refine, |
| definition | : | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, |
| definition | : | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change) |
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