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The process of becoming different
Plural for the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance
“I detailed what progress was being made on the tools and machinery, how refinement of superior metals was coming along, and the construction of blast furnaces and prototype pumps for the Bessemer converters.”
Plural for cultured elegance in behaviour or manner
“It amused Kemp that old man Colter had sent his daughter away for refinement and culture, then brought her back to one of the roughest, most uncivilized places in the country.”
Plural for the improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes
“Formula One became an intriguing sport not because of what it could do for the car industry and the latest refinement of the family saloon.”
Plural for ability to understand and reason
Plural for a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development
Plural for an advancement in progress or development
Plural for the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning
Plural for the act or process of being transformed into a different form
Plural for a minor or fine distinction or detail
Plural for an improvement, or the act of improving, in quality or standard
Plural for to act of adjusting to a particular specification or requirement
Plural for the science or art of teaching
Plural for the state or quality of being perfect
Plural for the state or quality of being brilliant or striking in effect
Plural for fineness or intricacy of texture or structure
Plural for act of sensitizing
Plural for something considered a (nonessential) luxury, typically expensive
Plural for something attributive that is pleasing to the senses
Plural for a concentrated form or essence of something
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