raffinate

noun

raf·​fi·​nate

-āt

plural -s

: a liquid product resulting from extraction of a liquid with a solvent

also : the less soluble residue that remains after extraction (as in refining lubricating oil)

Word History

Etymology

French raffiner to refine (from re- + affiner to make fine) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ate

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