Word: tailings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tai
lings
Definition: the waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes
Morphemes:
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).