orespecimen
nounUK /ˈɔː spɛsɪmən/
US /ˈɔːr spɛsɪmən/
A rock with metal inside that people dig up from the ground.
The miner showed us an orespecimen full of shiny silver.
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2. A small piece of rock kept for study in a science lab.
The class labeled each orespecimen before the field trip.
3. A test piece taken from a mine to check how much metal it holds.
Engineers sent the orespecimen to the lab for testing.
4. A collectible rock that rock hunters trade at shows.
Her shelf was lined with every orespecimen she had found.