postmining

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adjective

Having previously undergone a period of mining.

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Meanings

adjectivepostmining (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving previously undergone a period of mining.

    Worker bees were collected from hives located in a polluted postmining area in South West Sardinia (Italy) that is also exposed to dust emissions from industrial plants.

    2015 July 6, “Honey Bees ( Apis mellifera, L.) as Active Samplers of Airborne Particulate Matter”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From post- + mining.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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