finomított

Finomított is a Hungarian adjective and past participle of the verb finomítani, meaning to refine. It describes a product that has undergone refining—a processing sequence designed to remove impurities, improve purity, stability, color, odor, texture, or other properties. Refined products are typically contrasted with their crude, unprocessed counterparts (nyers). The term is widely used across industries, most commonly with sugar (finomított cukor), oils (finomított olaj), and materials that have been processed from ore or other feedstocks, as well as with fuels and solvents.

In the food industry, refining often involves purification steps such as washing, crystallization, bleaching, and deodorization. In chemistry and petroleum industries, refining includes distillation, hydroprocessing, solvent extraction, and chemical treatment to yield higher-purity products like refined sugar, refined vegetable oil, and refined petroleum fractions. The refining process aims to provide consistent quality, longer shelf life, clearer appearance, or specific performance characteristics.

The use of the term can also indicate regulatory or labeling status, for instance when distinguishing refined products from crude or less processed variants. Refining has economic implications, adds value, and can raise energy consumption and environmental impact, which are addressed by environmental controls and industry standards.

Etymology: finomított derives from finomítás, from finom meaning fine or delicate.