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Meaning of "biomining" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIOMINING

biomining  [ˌbaɪəʊˈmaɪnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIOMINING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biomining is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIOMINING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biomining

Biomining is a new approach to the extraction of desired minerals from ores being explored by the mining industry in the past few years. Microorganisms are used to leach out the minerals, rather than the traditional methods of extreme heat or toxic chemicals, which have a deleterious effect on the environment.

Definition of biomining in the English dictionary

The definition of biomining in the dictionary is the use of microorganisms to collect precious metals for extraction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIOMINING


combining
kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ
declining
dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ
designing
dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ
fining
ˈfaɪnɪŋ
gold-mining
ˈɡəʊldˌmaɪnɪŋ
interlining
ˈɪntəˌlaɪnɪŋ
intertwining
ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnɪŋ
lining
ˈlaɪnɪŋ
mining
ˈmaɪnɪŋ
moonshining
ˈmuːnʃaɪnɪŋ
outshining
ˌaʊtˈʃaɪnɪŋ
reclining
rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ
redlining
ˌrɛdˈlaɪnɪŋ
shining
ˈʃaɪnɪŋ
signing
ˈsaɪnɪŋ
slacklining
ˈslækˌlaɪnɪŋ
streamlining
ˈstriːmˌlaɪnɪŋ
twining
ˈtwaɪnɪŋ
underlining
ˌʌndəˈlaɪnɪŋ
whining
ˈwaɪnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIOMINING

biome
biomechanical
biomechanically
biomechanics
biomedical
biomedicine
biometeorology
biometer
biometric
biometrical
biometrically
biometrician
biometrics
biometry
biomimetic
biomimicry
biomolecular
biomolecule
biomorph
biomorphic

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIOMINING

adjoining
bargaining
basic training
beginning
data mining
determining
draining
entertaining
in-service training
in training
management training
off-the-job training
on-the-job training
out of training
potty training
remaining
silver lining
sustaining
teacher training
training
weight training

Synonyms and antonyms of biomining in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biomining» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIOMINING

Find out the translation of biomining to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biomining from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biomining» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

biomining
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

biomining
570 millions of speakers

English

biomining
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

biomining
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

biomining
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

biomining
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

biomineração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

biomining
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´échelle nanométrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biomining
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Biomining
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

biomining
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

biomining
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biomining
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biomining
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

biomining
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायोमिनेंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biomining
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bio- mineraria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biomining
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

biomining
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biomining
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

biomining
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biomynbou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biomining
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biomining
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biomining

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOMINING»

The term «biomining» is used very little and occupies the 174.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIOMINING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «biomining» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «biomining» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biomining

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIOMINING»

Discover the use of biomining in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biomining and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biomining
This book has a strong applied approach and describes emerging and established industrial processes, as well as the underlying theory of the process, and the biology of the microorganisms involved.
Douglas E. Rawlings, D. Barrie Johnson, 2006
2
Advances in Applied Bioremediation
Chapter 13 Biomining Microorganisms: Molecular Aspects and Applications in Biotechnology and Bioremediation Carlos A. Jerez 13.1 Introduction The microbial solubilization of metals is widely and successfully used in industrial processes ...
Ajay Singh, Ramesh C. Kuhad, Owen P. Ward, 2009
3
Environmental Biotechnology
Chapter 3 Metal Biotechnology MICROBIAL LEACHING (BIOLEACHING, BIOMINING) Microbial leaching is the process by which metals are dissolved from ore bearing rocks using microorganisms. For the last 10 centuries, microorganisms ...
Dilip Kumar Markandey
4
Mining Techniques: Copper Extraction Techniques, Asteroid ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
5
Biotechnology-4: Including Recombinant DNA Technology, ...
8. Microorganisms. in. Mineral. Recovery. (Biomining). The bacteria involved in the leaching of metal ores are the most remarkable phenomena among lite forms. The central role of bacteria in the leaching of copper from inferior ore went ...
S. Mahesh, A. B. Vedamurthy, 2003
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Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry
The organisms involved in biomining are acidolithic, chemolithoautotrophic, able to use ferrous iron or reduced S or both as electron donors, and able to fix CO2. Among important species in ore leaching are the following: Acidithiobacillus ...
Eldor A. Paul, 2006
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Geomicrobiology: Molecular and Environmental Perspective: ...
19.4 The sulfur cycle in biomining environments. Highlighted numbers in bold show the various oxidation states of sulfur. aSOP, acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing prokaryotes; aSRA, acidophilic sulfur-reducing archaea; aSRB, acid-tolerant ...
Larry Barton, Alexander Loy, Martin Mandl, 2010
8
Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides
In 1997 Springer published an excellent book entitled 'Biomining' (edited by D. E. Rawlings) which not only provided critical discussion of microbial and physicochemical aspects of bioleaching processes (written by prestigious experts in ...
Edgardo R. Donati, Wolfgang Sand, 2007
9
Extremophiles: Microbiology and Biotechnology
It is likely that biotechnology has only scratched the surface in its search for new organisms of practical use. This book highlights the current and topical areas of research in this rapidly growing field.
Roberto Paul Anitori, 2012
10
Bioextraction and Biodeterioration of Metals
Development. of. improved. biomining. bacteria. DOUGLAS E. RAWLINGS and DAVID R. WOODS. Introduction. The mining industry is faced with several problems for which bioleaching may provide the solution. The most important problem is ...
Christine C. Gaylarde, Hector A. Videla, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIOMINING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biomining is used in the context of the following news items.
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Garbage continues to haunt Mandur residents
Though the State Cabinet approved the proposal to take up biomining to process the accumulated waste at the two landfills in Mandur, sources ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
2
Garbage issue back to haunt BBMP
At S. Bingipura, leachate recirculation was taken up under biomining methods to enable faster decomposition of waste. Civic body accused of ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
3
Unscientific disposal of waste angers Mavallipura residents
... complete decontamination of ground water, rejuvenation of lakes, compensation for loss of cattle and livestock, biomining of two landfills, ... «Deccan Herald, Mar 15»
4
How scientists hope to eventually use bioengineered microbes to …
The use of self-sustaining biomining mitigates the need for sustained docking, anchoring, drilling, processing or other technically challenging ... «Blastr, Feb 15»
5
'Biomining' Microbes Could Extract Minerals From Asteroids
The asteroid-mining firm Deep Space Industries (DSI) is investigating the feasibility of injecting bioengineered microbes into space rocks far ... «NBCNews.com, Jan 15»
6
Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable
The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste that provide an ... «MINING.com, Jan 15»
7
Bioleaching bugs present viable mining method
Dr Rea says biomining is generally used for low-grade sulfide ores and gold extraction but researchers are now looking to use microbes for ... «Science Network Western Australia, Nov 14»
8
Bacteria for biomining
In biomining, sulphide minerals such as pyrite (FeS2) provide a source of both. The oxidation of sulphur produces sulphuric acid, while the ... «Materials World, Oct 14»
9
Innovations in mobile phone recycling: biomining to dissolving …
More than 1.8bn mobile phones were purchased in 2013 and only 3% will be recycled. Can emerging technologies boost these low rates? «The Guardian, Sep 14»
10
There's $2.5 Billion Worth of Silver and Gold in Phones Sold This Year
That includes everything from building a circuit board that dissolves more easily to reveal salvageable materials, to "biomining," a process that ... «Gizmodo, Sep 14»

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