HyperDic: beneficiate

English > 1 sense of the word beneficiate:
VERBchangebeneficiateprocess (ores or other raw materials) , as by reduction
English > beneficiate: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningProcess (ores or other raw materials) , as by reduction.
PatternSomebody ----s something
CategorymetallurgyThe science and technology of metals
Broaderprocess, treatsubject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
Nounsbeneficiationcrushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques

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