ore (ôr,  r)n. A mineral or an aggregate of minerals from which a valuable constituent, especially a metal, can be profitably mined or extracted. [Middle English, from Old English ra and from Old English  r, brass, copper, bronze.] |
ore
Noun
rock or mineral from which valuable substances such as metals can be extracted [Old English ār, ōra]
| ore (ôr) A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be minedmineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition concentrate, dressed ore - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore iron ore - an ore from which iron can be extracted lead ore - ore containing lead pay dirt - ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner uranium ore - any ore from which uranium can be extracted |
| 2. | ore - a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit krona, Swedish krona - the basic unit of money in Sweden Danish krone, krone - the basic unit of money in Denmark krone, Norwegian krone - the basic unit of money in Norway |
Translations
n ore [oː]
any mineral, rock etc from which a metal is obtained iron ore. erts مَعْدَن خام руда ruda malm; -malm das Organ μετάλλευμα mineral, mena maak سنگ معدن malmi minerai עַפרָה अयस्क ruda érc bijih málmgrÿti minerale 鉱石 광석, 원석 rūda rūda bijih erts malm ruda minério minereu руда ruda ruda ruda malm แร่ cevher 礦石 руда دھات quặng 矿石
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