often attributive
1
: a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked
2
: a source from which valuable matter is extracted
plural ore
a monetary subunit of the krona (Sweden) and krone see krona, krone at Money Table
plural øre
1
: a Danish monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ krone see krone at Money Table
also
: a coin representing one Danish øre
Note: Denmark's Faeroe Islands and Greenland also use an øre.
2
: a Norwegian monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ krone see krone at Money Table
also
: a coin representing one Norwegian øre
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Redwood says that its process uses about 80% less energy, 70% fewer CO₂ emissions, 80% less water than traditional ore refining and at least 40% fewer emissions than other recyclers.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Blast furnaces are how a country makes new steel from iron ore instead of by melting scrap metal.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The team used a natural compound derived from the pomegranate tree to improve lithium recovery from smelting slags, a rocky byproduct that’s formed when ores are melted.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Redwood says that its process uses about 80% less energy, 70% fewer CO₂ emissions, 80% less water than traditional ore refining and at least 40% fewer emissions than other recyclers.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Blast furnaces are how a country makes new steel from iron ore instead of by melting scrap metal.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Ore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ore. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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ore
1 of 2 noun
ˈō(ə)r 
ˈȯ(ə)r
: a mineral mined to obtain a substance that it contains
iron ore
ore
2 of 2 nounˈər-ə
plural ore
: a unit of value equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ krona or ¹⁄₁₀₀ krone
Etymology
Noun
Swedish öre and Danish and Norwegian øre
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