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MIDDLING [3 records]

Record 1 2007-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
  • Fuels and Types of Hearths
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

A product of the preparation of coal which, by reason of its ash content, is too poor in quality for ready sale, but contains too much combustible matter to be discarded.

OBS

Middlings may be reprocessed.

OBS

middlings: collective term rarely used in the singular (middling).

PHR

Middlings to be retreated.

Key term(s)
  • middling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Combustibles et types de foyers
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Produit de la préparation du charbon qui, en raison de sa teneur en cendres, est d'une qualité trop mauvaise pour être vendu facilement, mais qui contient trop de matière combustible pour être rejeté.

OBS

Les mixtes peuvent être retraités.

OBS

mixtes : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (mixte).

PHR

Mixtes à retraiter.

Key term(s)
  • mixte

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Metals Mining
DEF

That part of the product of a washery, concentration, or preparation plant that is neither clean mineral product nor reject (tailings).

OBS

middlings; middles; middling particles: collective terms rarely used in the singular (middling; middle; middling particle).

Key term(s)
  • middling
  • middle
  • middling particle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Produit minéralurgique intermédiaire entre le minerai et la gangue.

OBS

mixtes : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (mixte).

Key term(s)
  • mixte

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

any bale or lot of cotton classified above this standard would be considered a better quality and would command a higher price than the -- standard cotton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

on divise [le coton] en huit classes dont une classe moyenne (--) qui sert de base aux cotations en bourse.

Spanish

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