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Purification

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Purification"

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Word	Definition
depurationnoun	The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
cleansingnoun	The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
purifyverb	(transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
purifyingnoun	An act of purification.
lustrationnoun	(religion) A rite of purification, especially washing.
purgenoun	An act or instance of purging.
sanitationnoun	The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.
decontaminationnoun	The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
disinfectionnoun	Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
refinementnoun	The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
scrubbingnoun	An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.
distillationnoun	(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
scrubbernoun	A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
treatmentnoun	Medical care for an illness or injury.
wastewaternoun	Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.
sewagenoun	A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
refinerynoun	A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.
clean-upnoun	Alternative spelling of cleanup. [The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.]
netnoun	The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
cleaningnoun	(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.