purple ochre

noun

A rare variant identical to red ochre chemically but of a different hue caused by different light diffraction properties associated with a greater average particle size.

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Meanings

nounpurple ochre (countable and uncountable, plural purple ochres)

plural purple ochres

  1. countableuncountableA rare variant identical to red ochre chemically but of a different hue caused by different light diffraction properties associated with a greater average particle size.
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APA

purple ochre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20ochre

MLA

“purple ochre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20ochre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple ochre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20ochre.

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