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corenounIn general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
host rocknoun(geology) The background mineral material in which the object of study (crystals, fossils, specific minerals, groundwater, etc.) is embedded or through which it travels.
inner corenoun(geology) The innermost part of the Earth, believed to be made of a nickel-iron alloy.
shot samplenoun(metalworking) A sample taken for assay from a molten metallic mass by pouring a portion into water to granulate it.
demon corenoun(historical) A spherical subcritical mass of plutonium manufactured during World War II by the United States as a fissile core for an early atomic bomb.
hostrocknounAlternative form of host rock. [(geology) The background mineral material in which the object of study (crystals, fossils, specific minerals, groundwater, etc.) is embedded or through which it travels.]
rocknounA formation of minerals, specifically:
host-rocknounAlternative form of host rock. [(geology) The background mineral material in which the object of study (crystals, fossils, specific minerals, groundwater, etc.) is embedded or through which it travels.]
ferrite corenoun(computing) A magnetic core made of ferrite.
roughNot smooth; uneven.
country rocknoun(music, uncountable) A genre of music combining elements of country music and rock music.
cenospherenounA porous or hollow carbonaceous sphere-like particle formed during pyrolysis or in the course of the combustion of coal.
sampleitenoun(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
concretionnounA solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
coronanoun(astronomy) The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
countrynounThe territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
kurumsakitenoun(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, silicon, vanadium, and zinc.
dradgenoun(obsolete, mineralogy) Inferior ore, separated from the better ore by cobbing.
corestonenounA rounded boulder formed in saprolite as the result of weathering.
hardrocknoun(mining) Rock containing ore from which minerals are extracted.

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