Meanings
nounraffinate (plural raffinates)
plural raffinates
- chemistryA solution from which some material has been removed by extraction with an immiscible liquid
verbraffinate (third-person singular simple present raffinates, present participle raffinating, simple past and past participle raffinated)
present singular third person raffinates · participle present raffinating · participle past raffinated · past raffinated
- To separate by means of raffination
Translations
French raffinat
- raffinatsolution
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APA
raffinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffinate
MLA
“raffinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raffinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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