Washing vs Purification - What's the difference?
washing | purification |
(uncountable) The action of the verb to wash
(uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ) Clothing, bed linen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
* My mother used to do the washing on a Monday
(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed
* The washings have a higher concentration of metal
The liquid used to wash an ore.
A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
A religious act in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
As nouns the difference between washing and purification
is that washing is (uncountable) the action of the verb to wash while purification is the act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.As a verb washing
is .washing
English
Noun
- the gold-washings''', or silver-'''washings