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tailings.

The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.

    plural · plural-only
  2. The weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.

    plural · plural-only
  3. Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing.

    plural · plural-only
noun
  1. plural of tailing

    form-of · plural
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