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