REFINING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

-ing form of the verb refine