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Crystal vs Ore - What's the difference?

crystal | ore |

As nouns the difference between crystal and ore

is that crystal is a solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions while ore is rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems which—at the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extraction—are able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.

As an adjective crystal

is very clear.

As a proper noun Crystal

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crystal

English

(wikipedia crystal)

Alternative forms

* crystall (obsolete) * chrystal (obsolete)

Noun

  • (countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
  • (countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
  • (uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
  • (uncountable, slang) crystal meth: methamphetamine hydrochloride.
  • The glass over the dial of a watch case.

    • Synonyms

    * (array of atoms) grain

    Antonyms

    * (array of atoms) amorphous, glass

    Derived terms

    * anticrystal * crystalliferous * crystalline * crystallite * crystallization, crystallisation * crystallize, crystallise * crystallographer * crystalloid * crystal stone * quasicrystal

    Related terms

    * blood crystal * clear as crystal * compound crystal * crystal ball * crystal clear * Iceland crystal * liquid crystal * mountain crystal * rock crystal

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Very clear.
    • "Do I make myself clear?" / "Crystal ."

    References

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    ore

    English

    (wikipedia ore)

    Noun

  • Rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems which—at the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extraction—are able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "ore")

    Anagrams

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