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cyanide process

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A process of extracting gold or silver from ores by treating them with a solution of sodium cyanide or calcium cyanide.

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  • noun A method of extracting gold and silver from their ores with a solution of sodium cyanide
  • noun A process of case-hardening iron or steel by immersing it in molten cyanide and then quenching in water or oil

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an industrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution

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