The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] [Cf. F.
   manufacturer.]
   1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery,
      or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails,
      glass, etc.
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   2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable
      forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or
      iron.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Manufacturing \Man`u*fac"tur*ing\, a.
   1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a
      manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.
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   2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

manufacturing
    n 1: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials;
         "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an
         improvement in the manufacture of explosives";
         "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn:
         fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing]