Definition of Ocre
{ O"cher, O"chre } (?), n.
[F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. &?;, from (&?;) pale, pale
yellow.] (Min.) (a) A impure earthy ore
of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow
(limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is
also applied to clays of other colors. (b)
A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic
ocher or tungstite.
O"chre (?), n. (Min.) See
Ocher.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (colours) a somewhat yellowish orange colour.
ochre colour:
- An earth pigment.
- (biology), (genetics), (biochemistry) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UAA."
- (colours) having a yellow-orange colour.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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