English Dictionary

tailings

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

(mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing. / (alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation.

日本語の意味

採鉱において、鉱石から鉱物を抽出した後に残る廃棄物（尾鉱や採鉱残渣）を指す。 / アルコール製造において、蒸留工程の最後に得られる微量の製品、または分留で残る末尾分を示す。

The abandoned mine's tailings contaminated the nearby river, forcing villagers to find alternative water sources.

廃坑の尾鉱が近くの川を汚染し、村人たちは別の水源を探さざるを得ませんでした。

意味（1）

(mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing.

意味（2）

(alcohol production) The feints, the last fraction of product obtained at the end of distillation.

[…] 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[…]