Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

    air purification

    purification of water

    Reinigung

    очи́сткаočístka, очище́ниеočiščénije, пурификацияpurifikacija

    the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

  2. (countable, uncountable)A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

    purification of the soul

  3. (countable, uncountable)The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. You won't see protein purification in a genetics course.

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  2. The plant will use the technology of electrochemical purification of raw materials.

    ruНа заводе будет применяться технология электрохимической очистки сырья.

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  3. The nephron is the kidney's basic structural and functional unit, responsible for blood purification.

    ruНефрон - базовая структурно-функциональная единица почки, отвечающая за фильтрацию крови.

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  4. We sprinkle salt for purification.

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  5. Then an argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew about purification.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
act of purifying:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of purifying:

Origin

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

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Forms

plural: purifications
Singularpurification
Pluralpurifications

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites:purgation
  • the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.):refiningrefinement

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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