"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
    Sense id: en-tailings-en-noun-7Y8-1gyv

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tailings pl (plural only)
  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)
    Sense id: en-tailings-en-noun-tNvaVdrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 54 42 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 30 41 29 Topics: business, mining Disambiguation of 'waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore': 95 5
  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: 11 18 71

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