Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beneficiation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: ben-e-fi-ci-a-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The beryl is cobbed out by hand, since no method for successful beneficiation has been developed and applied."
"Beneficiation of contaminated material makes up a high portion of refractory recycling costs, underscoring the importance of keeping the material clean on tearout."

Usage

Inflected Forms

beneficiations (plural)

Synonyms

mineral extraction mineral processing mineral dressing ore processing ore dressing

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does beneficiation mean?: The reduction in size of particles of ore (or similar physical processing) before further processing to recover the metal.

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