提炼

Traditional form:

提煉

Pinyin (reading):

tíliàn

Definitions:

• to extract (ore, minerals etc)
• to refine
• to purify
• to process

Characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 炼 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

Traditional characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 煉 - to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense