ore
a mineral from which a metal can be extracted for profit
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ore
(ôr)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 ōra and from Old English ār, brass, copper, bronze.]
ö·re
(œ′rə)n.
A Swedish unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the krona.
[Swedish, from Old Norse eyrir, from Latin aureus, gold coin, from aurum, gold.]
ø·re
(œ′rə)n.
A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the krone in Denmark and Norway.
[Danish and Norwegian, both from Old Norse eyrir; see öre.]
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ore
(ɔː)n
(Chemistry) any naturally occurring mineral or aggregate of minerals from which economically important constituents, esp metals, can be extracted
[Old English ār, ōra; related to Gothic aiz, Latin aes, Dutch oer]
öre
(ˈørə)n, pl öre
(Currencies) a Scandinavian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona and (øre) one hundredth of a Danish and Norwegian krone
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ore
(ɔr, oʊr)n.
1. a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
2. a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur.
[before 900; conflation of Middle English ore, Old English ōra ore, unreduced metal; and Middle English or(e) ore, metal, Old English ār brass; c. Old Saxon, Old High German ēr, Old Norse eir; compare Latin aes bronze]
ö•re
(ˈœ rə)n., pl. ö•re.
1. Also, ø•re (Œ′ rə). a monetary unit of Denmark and Norway, equal to 1/100 of a krone.
2. a monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 1/100 of a krona.
[1700–20; < Swedish öre, Dan, Norwegian øre « Latin aureus a gold coin]
Ore.
Oregon.
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ore
(ôr) A mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost.
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ore
A metal-rich mineral deposit.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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 |
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Translations
مَعْدَن خام
руда
ruda
malm=-malm
maak
malmi
érc
málmgrÿti
鉱石
rūda
ruda
ruda
malm
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ore
n → Erz nt
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ore
(oː) noun any mineral, rock etc from which a metal is obtained. iron ore.
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