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Purification
Purification is the process of separating a substance of interest from foreign or contaminating elements, and can take one or more of the following forms:
- Filtration is a mechanical method to remove solids from liquids.
- Condensation or distillation is used to remove soluble substances from liquids, which cannot be done through filtration due to the small size of the substances.
- Smelting is used to produce metals from raw ore, and involves adding chemicals to the ore and heating it up to the melting point of the metal.
- Refining is used primarily in the petroleum industry, whereby crude oil is heated and separated into stages according to the condensation points of the various elements.
- Water purification combines a number of methods to produce potable or drinking water
In religious context, it can mean a ceremonial or ritual cleansing, such as baptism.
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