释义 |
beneficiate, v. Mining.|bɛnɪˈfɪʃɪeɪt| [f. Sp. beneficiar to benefit, to derive profit from a mine, + -ate3.] trans. To reduce (ores). Hence beneˈficiating ppl. a., beneficiˈation, the reduction of ores.
1871Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Eng. I. 92 Such works as beneficiate ores directly in the mining districts. 1883W. Bishop Old Mexico v. xviii. 238 His ancient beneficiating hacienda of Regla. 1881Raymond Mining Gloss., Beneficiation, usually means the reduction of ores. |