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Definitions of refining in various dictionaries:
noun - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
verb - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
verb - make more complex, intricate, or richer
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| Infringe in removing impurities |
| Improving by pruning or polishing |
| Purifying; clarifying |
| Making pure |
| Lunatic fringe marauding in requiring clarification |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Feb 24 2017 The Telegraph - Quick |
| Aug 8 2011 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Oct 22 2010 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Aug 15 2008 Irish Times (Simplex) |
| Feb 18 2008 The Times - Concise |
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| Valero Energy is tops in the U.S. in this fuel-producing activity, with capacity of 3.1 bil. bbl. of oil a day |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process. |
| the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) |
| the process of making different products from a basic product, usually oil or sugar: |
| Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process. |
| Present participle of refine. |
| the process of purification of a substance |
| Refining description |
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Refining (also perhaps called by the mathematical term affining) is the process of purification of a (1) substance or a (2) form. The term is usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. For instance, most types of natural petroleum will burn straight from the ground, but it will burn poorly and quickly clog an engine with residues and by-products. The term is broad, and may include more drastic transformations, such as the reduction of ore to metal (for which see Refining (metallurgy)). * The refining of liquids is often accomplished by distillation or fractionation; this process is useful, for example, for isolating different fractions of petroleum. Gases can be refined in this way as well, by being cooled and/or compressed until they liquefy. Gases and liquids can also be refined by extraction with a selective solvent that dissolves away either the substance of interest, or the unwanted impurities. * Many solids can be r |