"tailings" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tailings
  1. plural of tailing Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tailing
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Noun

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  1. (mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Mining Synonyms: mullock Translations (waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore): 尾礦 (Chinese Mandarin), 尾矿 (wěikuàng) (Chinese Mandarin), afval (Dutch), gango (Esperanto), rikastusjäte (Finnish), débris (French), 尾鉱 (bikō) (alt: びこう) (Japanese), relave [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Alcohol production
    Sense id: en-tailings-en-noun-ex8ZlyAd Disambiguation of Alcohol production: 12 22 61 5 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 40 35 16
  3. (agriculture) Inferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-tailings-en-noun-Sg9HW7In Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 40 35 16 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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