ore
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur.
Origin of ore
1Words that may be confused with ore
Other definitions for öre (2 of 3)
a bronze coin of Norway, one 100th of a krone.
a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, one 100th of a krone.
a bronze coin of Sweden, one 100th of a krona.
a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands, one 100th of a krona.
Origin of öre
2- Also ø·re (for defs. 1, 2) .
Other definitions for Ore. (3 of 3)
Oregon.
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How to use ore in a sentence
Taking it, however, at what it cost me, the whole expense on the ores delivered on board would not amount to 9l.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe stuff utterly dissolves animal tissue, bone, even the common ores—keeps them in suspension.
In the Dark | Ronal KayserThe ores were very generally decomposed to a depth of about 300 feet.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockOres containing it in any quantity are, therefore, unfitted for the manufacture of alum.
Fissure veins are generally in positions of this kind, formed and filled in a similar manner, but with the various metallic ores.
British Dictionary definitions for ore (1 of 2)
/ (ɔː) /
any naturally occurring mineral or aggregate of minerals from which economically important constituents, esp metals, can be extracted
Origin of ore
1British Dictionary definitions for öre (2 of 2)
/ (ˈørə) /
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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Scientific definitions for 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.
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Cultural definitions for ore
Notes for ore
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