purification
The act or process of purifyingThe act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
» You won't see protein purification in a genetics course.
Meaning
3 senses(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
(countable, uncountable)A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
purification of the soul
(countable, uncountable)The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Examples
7 sentencesYou won't see protein purification in a genetics course.
The plant will use the technology of electrochemical purification of raw materials.
ruНа заводе будет применяться технология электрохимической очистки сырья.
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.
We sprinkle salt for purification.
Then an argument developed between some of John's disciples and a certain Jew about purification.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.
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Forms
plural: purifications| Singular | purification |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable