cyanidation

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noun

The extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nouncyanidation (plural cyanidations)

plural cyanidations

  1. engineeringThe extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process

Origin

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APA

cyanidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanidation

MLA

“cyanidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanidation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanidation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanidation.

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