Remove+by+washing

  • 11Coal Washing —   The treatment of coal to remove waste material such as: Dense (heavy) medium processes use a thick solution, usually a mixture of magnetite and water, to separate coal from impurities, such as sulfur, ash, and mercury, by gravity separation.… …

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  • 12coal washing — /ˈkoʊl wɒʃɪŋ/ (say kohl woshing) noun a process in which coal is washed to remove pyritic sulphur, reducing sulphur dioxide pollution as the coal is burnt …

  • 13To wash gold — Wash Wash (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14To wash the hands of — Wash Wash (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution,… …

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  • 15Wash — (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16Washed — Wash Wash (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17elutriate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin elutriatus, past participle of elutriare to put in a vat, perhaps from *elutrum vat, from Greek elytron reservoir, literally, covering Date: circa 1727 to purify, separate, or remove by washing •… …

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  • 18wash away — I. Purify, cleanse. II. (also wash off, wash out) Remove by washing, take away by the action of water, drag off, draw off, carry off …

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  • 19Dishwashing — Washing dishes This article is about washing cooking utensils, dishes etc. For the period before Parliament is dissolved, see wash up period. Dish washing (British English washing up) is the process of cleaning cooking utensils, dishes …

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  • 20Lavage — Washing out. Gastric lavage is washing out the stomach, for example, to remove drugs or poisons. * * * The washing out of a hollow cavity or organ by copious injections and rejections of fluid. [Fr. from L. lavo, to wash] antral l. irrigation of… …

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