| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb free-millingly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (free-millingly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective free-milling.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FREE-MILLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FREE-MILLING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | Applied to ores that contain free gold or silver, and can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation without roasting or other chemical treatment. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Specialty Expressions: FREE-MILLING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Free-milling gold | Mining | Gold with so clean a surface that it readily cyanides after liberation by comminution. (references) | |
| Free-milling ore | Mining | Ore containing gold that can be readily cyanided. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
