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PEACOCK ORE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does peacock ore mean?

• PEACOCK ORE (noun)
The noun PEACOCK ORE has 1 sense:

1. a mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits

Familiarity information: PEACOCK ORE used as a noun is very rare.

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• PEACOCK ORE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bornite; peacock ore

Hypernyms ("peacock ore" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "peacock ore"):

atomic number 29; copper; Cu (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)

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