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superrefine

superrefine verb: to refine to a very high degree.

Verb

superrefine (third-person singular simple present superrefines, present participle superrefining, simple past and past participle superrefined)

  1. (transitive) To refine to a very high degree.
    • […] the electric process is likely to become an important adjunct to the Bessemer and open-hearth processes as a means of superrefining the molten products that they yield.1913, United States. Bureau of Mines, Bulletin, page 73

Forms of superrefine

third-person singular presentsuperrefines
present participlesuperrefining
past participlesuperrefined
pastsuperrefined

Origin of superrefine

From super- + refine.

Questions about superrefine

What does superrefine mean?
Superrefine means to refine to a very high degree.
What part of speech is superrefine?
Superrefine is a verb.
What is the past tense of superrefine?
The past tense of superrefine is superrefined.

Words near superrefine in the dictionary

  1. superreality
  2. superreals
  3. superrecognizer
  4. superrecognizers
  5. superrecursive
  6. superrefine
  7. superrefined
  8. superrefines
  9. superrefining
  10. superreflection
  11. superreflections

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