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Refine As A Metal Crossword Clue

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199%5Exact Match!
237%10 Workers who refine and refine again
335%6 Purify (a metal) by removing impurities

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We think the answer is "SMELT" which means:

    noun
  • • Small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
  • • Small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
  • verb
  • • Extract (metals) by heating

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She smelt the flowers in the garden."
  • • "The chef smelt the garlic to check its freshness."

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New York Times17 Jun 1981 Down 49
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