Meanings
- pluralplural of tailing
- pluralplural onlyalcohol productionThe weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.
[…] and it is made into a mash which is fermented and distilled in the same way that an ordinary grain mash is handled in a whisky distillery. The tailings from the still are first compressed to extract the water, and[…]
1910, Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science, page 42 - pluralplural onlyagricultureInferior or damaged grain, as well as seeds of other plants (weeds), removed from grain before milling or sowing.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
nounThe weak feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation, typically impure and containing fusel oils.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 尾礦 /尾矿
- 尾礦 /尾矿 (wěikuàng)waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Dutch afval
- afvalwaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Esperanto gango
- gangowaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Finnish rikastusjäte
- rikastusjätewaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
French débris
- débriswaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Indonesian amang
- amangwaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Japanese 尾鉱
- 尾鉱 (bikō)waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Norwegian Bokmål slagg
- slaggwaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Spanish relave
- relavewaste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore
Cite this entry
tailings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailings
“tailings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailings. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailings,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailings.
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