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iron ore

iron ore noun: a mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.

Noun

iron ore (countable and uncountable, plural iron ores)

  1. A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.
    • Paotow owes its chief prosperity to the coalfields of Shensi and Shansi, to iron ore at Paiyun-opo, ninety miles north towards the Gobi, together with the rail links eastwards to Peking and Manchuria.1966, Proceedings - Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, volumes 67-72, →OCLC, page 66

iron ore meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

iron ore in Tamil

இரும்புத்தாது, இரும்புத் தாது

iron ore in Arabic

ore containing iron
خَام اَلْحَدِيد ḵām al-ḥadīd

iron ore in Persian

ore containing iron
سنگ آهن sing âhan

Forms of iron ore

pluraliron ores
alternative formiron-ore
alternative formironore

Words formed from iron ore

Questions about iron ore

What does iron ore mean?
Iron ore means a mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.
What is iron ore in Tamil?
Iron ore in Tamil is இரும்புத்தாது, இரும்புத் தாது. See Iron ore meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is iron ore?
Iron ore is a noun.
What is the plural of iron ore?
The plural of iron ore is iron ores.

Words near iron ore in the dictionary

  1. iron mines
  2. iron montmorillonite
  3. iron mould
  4. Iron Mountain
  5. iron oak
  6. iron ore
  7. iron ores
  8. iron out
  9. iron oxide
  10. iron oxides
  11. Iron Pot Creek

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