Refining

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Refinement (process of refining) countable, uncountable

    "Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition."

  2. 2
    the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of refine form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Algeria has oil refining complexes."

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oil refiningzone refining

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