refiner

/ɹɪˈfaɪnɝ/ noun

a person or company that makes raw materials purer by removing unwanted substances

Word Origin Refiner comes from refine, from 're-' 'again' and 'fine' 'to make fine, purify,' from Latin 'finis' 'end, limit.' The idea: to bring to a fine end, to perfect. 'Finis' gives us finish (to end), finite (having an end), confine (to limit), and define (to set boundaries). Even finance originally meant 'ending a debt, settling.'

noun a person or company that makes raw materials purer by removing unwanted substances

The oil refiner processed crude oil into gasoline and other useful products.

(名词) 精炼者;提炼者;精制者

石油精炼者将原油加工成汽油和其他有用产品。

(sustantivo) refinador; purificador [persona o empresa que purifica materias primas eliminando impurezas]

El refinador de petróleo procesó el crudo para convertirlo en gasolina y otros productos útiles.

(nom) raffineur; purificateur [Personne ou entreprise qui purifie des matières brutes en éliminant les substances indésirables.]

Le refiner a transformé le pétrole brut en essence et autres produits utiles.

(Substantiv) Raffineur; Veredler [Eine Person oder ein Unternehmen, das Rohstoffe durch Entfernen unerwünschter Bestandteile reinigt oder veredelt.]

Der Öl-**refiner** verarbeitete Rohöl zu Benzin und anderen nützlichen Produkten.

(名詞) 不要な物質を取り除くことで原料をより純粋にする人や会社。

その石油精製業者は、原油をガソリンやその他の有用な製品に加工した。

(substantivo) refinador [Uma pessoa ou empresa que torna matérias-primas mais puras, removendo substâncias indesejadas.]

O refinador de petróleo processou o petróleo bruto em gasolina e outros produtos úteis.

Word parts: re + fine + er

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