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barrel process

barrel process proper noun: a process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.

Proper noun

barrel process

  1. A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.

Questions about barrel process

What does barrel process mean?
Barrel process means a process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in a revolving barrel or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide solution, or other reagent.
What part of speech is barrel process?
Barrel process is a proper noun.

Words near barrel process in the dictionary

  1. barrel organists
  2. barrel organs
  3. barrel piano
  4. barrel pianos
  5. barrel plating
  6. barrel process
  7. barrel race
  8. barrel raced
  9. barrel racer
  10. barrel racers
  11. barrel races

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