tailings
tailings · tailingses
The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressingThe waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
US/tˈeɪlɪŋz/
Значення
значень: 3(множина, лише множина)The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
Meronym: culm
(множина, лише множина)The weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.
(множина, лише множина)Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing.