electrowinning

American

[ih-lek-troh-win-ing] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈwɪn ɪŋ /

noun

electroextraction.

Etymology

Origin of electrowinning

First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + winning

Example Sentences

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It had the right type of rock, a heap leach pad and solvent-extraction electrowinning plant, where the copper dripping in solution from the ore is plated on cathodes.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the highest solar radiation in the world concentrated in the Atacama Desert, its collectors feed the mine more than enough heat necessary for the copper extraction process known as electrowinning.

From Scientific American

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