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noun • any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment • a moderate yellow-orange to orange color adjective satellite • of a moderate orange-yellow color | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | From a word for “blue”, the cerulean-coloured mineral chessylite occurring in malachite, used as a pigment since Roman times | ||||||
noun • blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite | ||||||||
| 29% | 8 | Mineral known as vermilion when used as a pigment; or, the bright red colour of this after which a day-flying moth derives its name | ||||||
noun • a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury • large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort adjective satellite • of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | ||||||||
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OCHRE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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OCHRE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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