tailings

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tailings

Noun

tailings

plural of tailing
(mining) the waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes

Translations

waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore

Dutch: afval (nl)
French: débris (fr)
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Japanese: 尾鉱 (びこう, bikō)
Spanish: relave (es) m

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