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  • 1Refined grains — Refined grains, in contrast to whole grains, refers to grain products consisting of grains or grain flours that have been significantly modified from their natural composition. The modification process generally involves the mechanical removal of …

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  • 2Refined goods — In economics, Refined Goods refers to goods that have been processed and have a resultant increase in value. They are at the other end of the spectrum from raw materials. Advanced economies tend to specialize in refined goods, while importing raw …

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  • 3refined — re|fined [ rı faınd ] adjective 1. ) a substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it: refined sugar/oil 2. ) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music, etc: CULTURED …

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  • 4refined — UK [rɪˈfaɪnd] / US adjective 1) a natural substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it refined sugar/oil 2) someone who is refined is very polite and well educated, and enjoys art, music etc …

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  • 5refined — [rɪˈfaɪnd] adj 1) pure, because other things have been removed refined sugar/oil[/ex] 2) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music etc Syn: cultured …

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  • 6refined — [[t]rɪfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A refined substance has been made pure by having other substances removed from it. ...refined sugar. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is refined, you mean that they are very polite and have good… …

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  • 7solvent refined — Term for lubricating oils which have been solvent treated during the refining process. Most motor, airplane, diesel engine, and steam turbine oils and other high quality oils are solvent refined …

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  • 8double-refined iron — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : newly wrought iron made from iron rolled into bars that have been twice piled and rerolled …

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  • 9OIL: Chicago Punk Refined — Editing OIL: Chicago Punk Refined Compilation album by Various Artists Released February 11th 2003 Recorded 2002 …

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  • 10fat and oil processing — ▪ chemistry Introduction       method by which animal and plant substances are prepared for eating by humans.       The oil and fat products used for edible purposes can be divided into two distinct classes: liquid oils, such as olive oil, peanut …

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