noun
Meaning 1
plural of tailing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tailings
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noun
Meaning 2
The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: business, mining
Examples
- Meronym: culm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mullock, culm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spoils
noun
Meaning 3
The weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: alcohol production
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tail, tails
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 尾礦 /尾矿 (wěikuàng) — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- Dutch: afval — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- Esperanto: gango — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- Finnish: rikastusjäte — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- French: débris — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- Japanese: 尾鉱 (bikō) — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- Norwegian Bokmål: slagg — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
- Spanish: relave — waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
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