English-German translations for refined

• elegant
  Verbrechen waren in jüngster Zeit elegant, und darum halte ich die im Bericht vorgeschlagenen interdisziplinären Bemühungen für außerordentlich lobenswert. Crime has nowadays become more refined, so I believe that the multi-disciplinary force proposed in the report is an extremely commendable idea.
• raffiniert
  Genau das Gleiche gilt auch für stark raffinierte Erzeugnisse, wie Speiseöle oder Zucker. Exactly the same applies to highly refined products such as edible oils or sugar.
  Da die Stoffe unterschiedlich raffiniert sind und 408 weniger rein als 407 ist, finde ich, daß sie eigene E-Nummern haben müssen. As the substances are refined differently, and 408 is not as pure as 407, I think they should each be given their own E number.

Definition of refined

• Precise, freed from imprecision, ''particularly:''
• Cultured, freed from vulgarity, ''particularly:''
• Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, ''particularly:''
• Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum
• The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form

Examples

• The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.
• The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.
• The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.
• In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.
• Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.
• Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.
• The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Baals portrait they bore highly refined silver.
• Were still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.

Related words

• refine
• refinery
• refiner
• biorefinery
• refinement
• unrefined
• hydrorefine
• refined petrol
• oil refinery